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How to account for VAT on vehicles and fuel you use for your business.
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…
Check if you have to pay the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) surcharge from 1 April 2021 for buyers of residential property in England and Northern Ireland who are not resident in the UK.
Find out how much a property sold for in England or Wales
You pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy houses, flats and other land and buildings over a certain price in the UK.
If you make supplies of second hand goods, works of art or antiques and collectors items you can choose to use this simplified margin scheme to account for VAT.
You can no longer apply for a Help to Buy: Equity Loan - find out about interest rates and how to manage your Help to Buy: Equity Loan.
Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of residential properties once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
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.
Find out about buying a home through shared ownership. Read about who can apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares and repairing and selling your home.
Find information for Lifetime ISA managers making withdrawals for a first time residential purchase.
Find out how to complete a stock transfer form and get it processed.
Find out what transactions to include in the amount you use to work out Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT).
How the First Homes scheme works, who is eligible, how to apply and the rules for managing a First Homes property after you buy one.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
Advice for British people buying property in Turkey, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Find government-owned property, buildings or land that's available to rent or buy, or contest its use
If you sell second-hand houseboats or caravans in the UK, find out how to use a margin scheme to account for VAT (VAT Notice 718).
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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