{"id":706,"date":"2017-05-07T14:34:05","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T14:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advisingfamilies.org\/?p=706"},"modified":"2022-09-20T09:22:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T09:22:25","slug":"hmrc-investigating-deceased-tax-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advisingfamilies.org\/uk\/information-portal\/life-after-death\/hmrc-investigating-deceased-tax-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is HMRC investigating my deceased relative\u2019s tax affairs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When a person dies, their relatives have to deal with the<a href=\"https:\/\/advisingfamilies.org\/information-portal\/managing-money\/what-is-probate\/\"> process of obtaining probate<\/a>, filing tax returns and distributing any assets in accordance with either <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"When a person dies without a valid will they are said to be intestate. The estate is then distributed according to statutory regulations called the Rules of Intestacy.\">intestacy rules<\/span>, the deceased\u2019s wishes or any subsequent deeds of variation. At what can be a difficult time, it can sometimes come as a shock if HMRC then opens an enquiry or investigation into your deceased relative\u2019s UK tax affairs.<\/p>\n<h2>Why are HMRC investigating?<\/h2>\n<p>Such enquiries or investigations may arise if the deceased\u2019s assets, as disclosed on the inheritance tax form, exceed those which HMRC expected, based on its knowledge of the deceased\u2019s income and gains. In these circumstances, HMRC is likely to check to ensure the deceased properly declared all their income and gains in their lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, HMRC may already be conducting enquiries into the deceased\u2019s personal tax position, for example if they used a tax avoidance arrangement during their lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>HMRC holds lots of data on people\u2019s income and assets in its computer system, CONNECT. If the deceased\u2019s inheritance tax return looks incomplete then CONNECT may identify this and trigger an investigation.<\/p>\n<h2>What are the timescales?<\/h2>\n<p>Where no self-assessment enquiries are open, HMRC has four years after the end of the tax year in which the deceased passed away to assess any income tax or capital gains tax liabilities. However HMRC may assess six years\u2019 tax if the deceased or anyone acting for them before their death made careless or deliberate errors or omissions.<\/p>\n<p>HMRC may use its information powers to obtain the data necessary to quantify and assess this tax and, if necessary, any additional inheritance tax liabilities plus late payment interest.<\/p>\n<h2>Will there be penalties?<\/h2>\n<p>HMRC is unable to issue penalties for errors made by the deceased during their lifetime. However if the returns it is investigating were submitted after the deceased\u2019s death then penalties may be due.<\/p>\n<h2>What to do if you notice any errors<\/h2>\n<p>If an executor realises that the deceased\u2019s tax returns and\/or an inheritance tax return is incorrect then it is advisable to obtain advice from a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.step.org\/advising-families\/find-a-tep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">specialist<\/a> so that an appropriate disclosure is made to HMRC quickly.<\/p>\n<p>A disclosure will inform HMRC of the error or omission in the return(s) and quantify the tax due. Correcting issues swiftly should minimise any penalties and bring peace of mind to those due to inherit assets.<\/p>\n<p>Advice should be sought on the best method to make a disclosure, particularly where it may affect the UK tax affairs of a trust or person who is still alive, as well as the deceased.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.step.org\/advising-families\/directory\/members\/mrs-helen-adams-003c000001uruumiaa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helen Adams TEP is Tax Principal at BDO LLP in London, UK<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"s-share-buttons\" class=\"horizontal-w-c-circular s-share-w-c\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/advisingfamilies.org\/uk\/information-portal\/life-after-death\/hmrc-investigating-deceased-tax-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to Facebook\" class=\"s3-facebook hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Why is HMRC investigating my deceased relative\u2019s tax affairs?&url=https:\/\/advisingfamilies.org\/uk\/information-portal\/life-after-death\/hmrc-investigating-deceased-tax-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Twitter\" class=\"s3-twitter hint--top\"><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a person dies, their relatives have to deal with the process of obtaining probate, filing tax returns and distributing any assets in accordance with either , the deceased\u2019s wishes or any subsequent deeds of variation. At what can be a difficult time, it can sometimes come as a shock if HMRC then opens an &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/advisingfamilies.org\/uk\/information-portal\/life-after-death\/hmrc-investigating-deceased-tax-affairs\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why is HMRC investigating my deceased relative\u2019s tax affairs?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,15,13],"tags":[135,137,96,136,32],"class_list":["post-706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-matters","category-life-after-death","category-managing-money","tag-deceased","tag-disclosure","tag-hmrc","tag-investigation","tag-tax"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the 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