I need to pay Inheritance Tax – can I pay with funds from the late customer’s accounts?
We can release funds from personal accounts to pay Inheritance Tax (IHT) when needed. If you are an administrator or executor, you may request that we pay HMRC directly from the accounts of the customer who has died. This is called the ‘Direct Payment Scheme’.
Before we can release funds for IHT, we require the Death Certificate and a completed IHT423 form. We also require at least one of the legal representatives to have passed our ID checks. You can obtain the form from HMRC – please follow the instructions on the Government website: Pay your Inheritance Tax bill from the deceased's bank account (www.gov.uk).
We will send the payment directly to HMRC, up to the balance of the eligible accounts. We recommend that you review how much is left in the accounts before requesting this.