Probate Forms Probate Registry Forms.
If you need probate forms you are in the right place, even though we are not the Probate Registry. If you wish to sort out the probate forms yourself, most of them are available below. If you don’t want to sort out the Probate Forms yourself, you are still in the right place – for a relatively modest fee, we can do some or all of the work for you! Our contact details here probate forms. Or you can have a look at our DIY Probate Service which completes the for you.
PA1 – Probate Registry Form applying for probate.
PA1 (PDF, 379KB) Form PA1 and relevant leaflets (including PA1A, PA2, PA3, PA4) are used to apply for probate if the person who died lived in England or Wales or was domiciled overseas with assets in England and Wales.
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PA1A – Guidance Notes Application for Probate Registry Form PA1
Use this guide – to help you fill in the application for probate form PA1
Inheritance Tax – Probate Forms and process.
What you have to do and forms you have to fill in for probate. It is relatively unusual for family executors to be comfortable handling estates where Inheritance Tax may become an issue. The penalties for getting it wrong are substantial and family executors may miss opportunities to reduce IHT with the use of a deed of variation. We have a tax barrister on staff looking for such opportunities and we have even written a book on the subject of IHT.
Probate Registry form PA2 – How to Obtain Probate.
Use this leaflet is a guide if you are applying for probate without our help.
Probate Registry form PA3 – Probate Fees.
This shows the current Court fees for probate in England and Wales.
Directory of Probate Registries and Interview Venues.
This will help you to choose which Probate Registry Office and interview location you wish to use in England and Wales
Probate form IHT205 (2006) – Return of Estate Information.
Use the IHT 205 form is needed as part of the probate process if the deceased’s estate is an ‘excepted estate.’ Provided the person died on or after 1 September 2006 as a permanent resident of England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
IHT207 Probate Forms- Return of Estate Information.
Use this probate form for IHT if the deceased’s estate is an ‘excepted estate’ and the person died on or after 1 September 2006 with their permanent home abroad and limited assets in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
IHT400 Probate Form – Inheritance Tax Account.
IHT probate form IHT400 and schedules IHT401 to IHT423 need to be submitted if there is IHT to pay or the estate is not an ‘excepted estate.’ IHT probate form 400 has replaced IHT probate form IHT200.
PDF files – you need to use a PDF file viewer such as Adobe Acrobat Reader which is available to download free of charge from the Adobe website.
Probate Registry Forms in alternative formats.
If you would like an HMRC probate form in large print, Braille or another alternative format, contact HMRC Probate Forms enquiry line.