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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
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…
Find out which investments qualify for Innovative Finance Individuals Savings Accounts (ISAs).
Investors and businesses may be legally required to tell the government about certain sensitive acquisitions under the National Security and Investment Act.
Find out how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money and how to submit a compliance statement.
Science and technology start-ups in regions across the UK broke global trends to grow private sector investment in 2023, according to new research.
This article studies trading behavior and performance of foreign investors by level of active management
Statistics on the number of investors claiming tax relief on their VCT investments.
Report exploring investors' views of computer-based trading.
The most up to date snapshot of UK's trade and investment positions with individual overseas trading partners.
How the Investment Manager Exemption identifies if overseas investors are liable for tax on transactions conducted by a UK investment manager.
Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in USA.
We advance prosperity by ensuring no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance, doing that sustainably and at no net cost to the taxpayer. UKEF is a ministerial department, supported by 1 public body .
Review looking at the future of financial technologies up to 2025.
List of financial services statutory instruments (SIs) made under the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
Check when you can include and remove life insurance policies from an investor's account if you're an ISA manager.
Research report for BIS exploring the reasons why institutional and co-investors chose to invest in venture capital funds and whether this funding…
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