Transfers to a non UK domiciled spouse or civil partner (before 6 April 2025)

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Guidance

This guidance note covers the IHT consequences of transfers between spouses where the transferee spouse is not UK domiciled. It details the election that can be made for the non-domiciled spouse to be treated as UK domiciled and when and how to make the election.

Throughout this note, references to spouses include civil partners.

For transfers on or after 6 April 2025 and elections backdated before this date, see the Transfers to a spouse or civil partner who is not long-term UK resident (6 April 2025 onwards) guidance note.

Spouse exemption for a non UK domiciled individual

Transfers between UK domiciled spouses are wholly exempt for the purposes of UK inheritance tax, whether made in lifetime or death. Where the deemed domicile rules in IHTA 1984, s 267 apply, the full spouse exemption also applies.

General planning using the spouse exemption is covered in the Spouse exemption from inheritance tax guidance note. Domicile is discussed in the Domicile for UK inheritance

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