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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
Calculate the cost of your shares in a company that's been taken over or has reorganised shares.
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.
Find out which stocks and shares you can purchase, make or hold in an investor's stocks and shares ISA.
What to do if a transfer of shares is exempt from Stamp Duty and how you can claim a relief.
Find out how to complete a stock transfer form and get it processed.
Find out how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money and how to submit a compliance statement.
Check the rules on ISA subscriptions and what counts towards the subscription limit if you're an ISA manager.
Tax advantages on employee share schemes including Share Incentive Plans, Save As You Earn, Company Share Option Plans and Enterprise Management Incentives
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