Can costs relating to internment of ashes be claimed?
kara_p_uk
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My father died in April of this year and wished for his ashes to be buried with his parents. The cemetery is in the North on England (we are near London) there will be 7 of us travelling up and I wondered whether the cost of hiring a car and petrol costs can be claimed from the estate so the burden doesn't fall on the person hiring/driving. (These costs are about £400)
5 of us have agreed to share the costs, one has learning difficulties and can't contribute and the other we find difficult to approach to ask to share the cost but the expectation is they will be travelling with us.
If we can claim the cost back from the estate that would be much easier as that way effectively everyone has contributed as the value of the estate for beneficiaries is reduced.
Thanks
My father died in April of this year and wished for his ashes to be buried with his parents. The cemetery is in the North on England (we are near London) there will be 7 of us travelling up and I wondered whether the cost of hiring a car and petrol costs can be claimed from the estate so the burden doesn't fall on the person hiring/driving. (These costs are about £400)
5 of us have agreed to share the costs, one has learning difficulties and can't contribute and the other we find difficult to approach to ask to share the cost but the expectation is they will be travelling with us.
If we can claim the cost back from the estate that would be much easier as that way effectively everyone has contributed as the value of the estate for beneficiaries is reduced.
Thanks
February 2022
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Mortgage £152523 13 years 10 months remaining
Spanish Mortgage £17692 8 years 9 months remaining
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I was able to cover the cost of interment (not internment - that means something completely different!) of ashes for my mother. The funeral director just added it to the other fees and it was paid out of the estate before probate. I don't see why travel costs can't be included.I used to think that good grammar is important, but now I know that good wine is importanter.0
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there are two things to consider, when deducting expenses from an estate.
Are they acceptable to HMRC to reduce any IHT.
Will the residual beneficiaries be happy with them as ultimately they are the ones paying..0 -
Hi
My father died in April of this year and wished for his ashes to be buried with his parents. The cemetery is in the North on England (we are near London) there will be 7 of us travelling up and I wondered whether the cost of hiring a car and petrol costs can be claimed from the estate so the burden doesn't fall on the person hiring/driving. (These costs are about £400)
5 of us have agreed to share the costs, one has learning difficulties and can't contribute and the other we find difficult to approach to ask to share the cost but the expectation is they will be travelling with us.
If we can claim the cost back from the estate that would be much easier as that way effectively everyone has contributed as the value of the estate for beneficiaries is reduced.
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The cemetery is in the North on England (we are near London) there will be 7 of us travelling up and I wondered whether the cost of hiring a car and petrol costs can be claimed from the estate so the burden doesn't fall on the person hiring/driving. (These costs are about £400)
5 of us have agreed to share the costs, one has learning difficulties and can't contribute and the other we find difficult to approach to ask to share the cost but the expectation is they will be travelling with us.
Why not ask a clear question - are you going to join us in hiring a van (£x upfront, please) or make your own way up north?0 -
getmore4less wrote: »there are two things to consider, when deducting expenses from an estate.
Are they acceptable to HMRC to reduce any IHT.
Will the residual beneficiaries be happy with them as ultimately they are the ones paying..0 -
Yorkshireman99 wrote: »Travelling expenses for those attending the funeral would not be legitimate to HMR&C nor should the residuary beneficiaries be expected to pay.
All the beneficiaries will be travelling and we have already paid to attend the funeral this is to bury my father's ashes not the funeral.
As an aside, are funeral cars carrying family to the funeral not a legitimate expense then?February 2022
Mortgage £152523 13 years 10 months remaining
Spanish Mortgage £17692 8 years 9 months remaining0 -
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All the beneficiaries will be travelling and we have already paid to attend the funeral this is to bury my father's ashes not the funeral.
As an aside, are funeral cars carrying family to the funeral not a legitimate expense then?
Funeral cars that are used as part of the ceremony are fine, but that's usually just a short drive from the deceased's home/hospital to the ceremony. What could be questioned is paying for the relatives' travel costs to get to the fiuneral.0 -
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