Question follow-through · 2116

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has provided guidance on whether (a) political donations and (b) gifts to regulated donees are exempt from inheritance tax.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
18 May 2026
Target answer date
20 May 2026
Answer
27 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has provided guidance on whether (a) political donations and (b) gifts to regulated donees are exempt from inheritance tax.

  2. 20 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 May 2026

    Answer published

    HMRC provides guidance on how inheritance tax applies to gifts in the Inheritance Tax Manual. Gifts to qualifying political parties are exempt from Inheritance Tax where certain conditions are met. Guidance on this exemption is available here: IHTM11191 -...

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