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HMRC cannot provide average times or break the data down into bands for the value of the estate as this information is not readily available and could only be compiled at disproportionate cost.<\/p>
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Since 6 April 2018 over 95% of IHT400 returns submitted to HMRC were processed within 15 working days of receipt.<\/p>
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, from the date they are first received, what is the current average time taken by HMRC to agree the IHT400 return calculations for estates in the bands (1) up to £1 million, (2) from £1\u20135 million, and (3) from £5\u201310 million; and in each band, what is the average time taken to issue a clearance.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of how many people and estates will benefit as a result of the changes to inheritance tax thresholds announced in Budget 2015 in the (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19, (c) 2019-20 and (d) 2020-21 fiscal year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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