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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.
Investors and businesses may be legally required to tell the government about certain sensitive acquisitions under the National Security and Investment Act.
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…
How to account for VAT if you're a supplier and accept purchasing cards, or a business that buys goods and services using a purchasing card.
This publication details when a company is relieved from SD on purchase of own shares and how to claim repayment of that already paid.
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of business premises once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
Use this form to give notice of a purchase by a limited company of its own shares.
How to buy intellectual property that belonged to a dissolved company and now belongs to the Crown.
Check if you have to pay the higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy a residential property in England or Northern Ireland.
How to account for VAT on vehicles and fuel you use for your business.
Stamp Duty Land Tax rates for certain corporate bodies.
When and how to account for VAT when you transfer a business as a going concern (TOGC).
Guidance for employers on the main tax issues regarding employees leaving the company or selling shares to their employer.
Find out about changes to Corporation Tax relief on goodwill and relevant assets if you're a business or tax agent.
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
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