Reclaiming income tax deducted after death

stgermain

Morning All, 
My father died in May 2019, a few months after my mother, and I am the executor of the estate. My father received some PPI compensation in the months after he died, from which income tax was deducted at source. Can I reclaim the income tax that was paid? 
Thanks

Dazed_and_C0nfused

No, tax is due at 20% (it would only have been deducted from the interest element of the PPI refund, not the actual PPI refund).

stgermain

Hi, thanks for the response. When you say I cannot reclaim the tax paid, is this because my father is deceased as I understand plenty of people do and have reclaimed the income tax paid otherwise?

Dazed_and_C0nfused

It's because it is income paid after death and the tax due on that income is 20%

https://www.litrg.org.uk/tax-guides/bereavement/how-does-personal-representative-deal-income-and-capital-gains-arising-after

stgermain

Thanks. That clears it up.