…and yet the IHT400 says “Funeral expenses You may deduct funeral costs and reasonable mourning expenses. You may also deduct the cost of a headstone or tombstone marking the site of the deceased’s grave. These expenses may also include a reasonable amount to cover the cost of: • flowers • refreshments provided for the mourners after the service • necessary expenses incurred by the executor or administrator in arranging the funeral Use the space provided to give details of other costs that are being deducted.”
This seems to me an inadvertent double-allowance by HMRC, one that you might well take advantage of.
Julian Cohen
Simons Rodkin