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Find out about clearance applications and how to apply to HMRC for advance confirmation of an exempt distribution when a company purchases its own shares.
How and when you'll pay Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT) or Stamp Duty when you buy shares electronically or using a stock transfer form
When you buy shares, you usually pay a tax or duty of 0.5% on the…
You’ll pay Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT) if you buy shares electronically…
You must pay Stamp Duty on your shares if: you buy shares through a stock…
You pay Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT) or Stamp Duty at 1.5% if you…
Your purchasing strategy must show you’ve considered commercial and technology aspects, and contractual limitations.
Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
How consumers can reduce their energy costs by getting a group deal
How to send information to Companies House through our extensible markup language (XML) schemas, by purchasing software or developing your own.
VAT, duty and customs declarations for goods received by post or courier - paying, collecting your goods, getting a refund and documents.
How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
How to refer or buy the freehold reversion of your flat that belonged to a dissolved company and now belongs to the Crown.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Practical advice to consider when purchasing a property or timeshare overseas.
Find out how to submit brand details to HMRC for Scotch Whisky, Irish Whiskey, Irish Cream, Irish Poteen, Somerset Cider Brandy and Single Malt Welsh Whisky if you're a verified bottler.
How to register your vehicle and the cost - new registrations, kit cars, rebuilds, radically altered vehicles, old and classic vehicles, vehicle identification numbers, Q plates
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Guidance for buyers and suppliers of cloud technology, digital outcomes, digital specialists, user research participants and labs.
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
How to account for VAT on vehicles and fuel you use for your business.
Find out which stocks and shares you can purchase, make or hold in an investor's stocks and shares ISA.
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