Use form IHT30 to apply for a clearance certificate, showing you have paid all the Inheritance Tax due.

Updates to this page

30 October 2026 The formatting in the section "Date of amendments to the account" has been updated in the IHT30 form.

The formatting in the section "Date of amendments to the account" has been updated in the IHT30 form.

26 May 2020 We have updated form IHT30 and added a new return address.

We have updated form IHT30 and added a new return address.

4 April 2014 First published.

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Inheritance Tax: application for a clearance certificate (IHT30)

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Use form IHT30 to apply for a clearance certificate, showing you have paid all the Inheritance Tax due. You can only apply when you believe all the inheritance tax due has been paid.

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