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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Find out which stocks and shares you can purchase, make or hold in an investor's stocks and shares ISA.
Guidance you should consider when considering the employee shareholder employment status.
Investors and businesses may be legally required to tell the government about certain sensitive acquisitions under the National Security and Investment Act.
Tax advantages on employee share schemes including Share Incentive Plans, Save As You Earn, Company Share Option Plans and Enterprise Management Incentives
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
Find out how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money and how to submit a compliance statement.
Check a list of gilt-edged stocks and bonds charged on the National Loans Fund.
List of developers who have pledged to commit to remediate life critical fire safety works in buildings over 11 metres.
Information for large employers about transferring unused apprenticeship levy funds to another business to pay for their apprenticeship training and assessment.
What to do if a transfer of shares is exempt from Stamp Duty and how you can claim a relief.
If you're a pawnbroker who sells unredeemed pawns in the UK, find out how to use a margin scheme to account for VAT (VAT Notice 718).
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 to pay your Stamp Duty and the time it takes for payment to reach HMRC.
Find out how to complete a stock transfer form and get it processed.
How to make a negligible value claim for unquoted shares, and how to check if shares previously quoted on the London Stock Exchange now have negligible value.
Find out about the non-discretionary share schemes call for evidence.
More than 160 businesses have registered their interest in joining the Government’s drive to help prevent and end homelessness, starting in the workplace.
Find out about changes to Capital Gains Tax and Company Share Option Plan (CSOP) rules from 6 April 2023, and when to make a valuation request.
Government pledge promises to stop a practice that is driving up buildings insurance premiums for leaseholders in buildings with identified fire safety issues
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