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Find out how to complete a stock transfer form and get it processed.
Find out how to value stocks and shares of someone who has died. How you value them depends on whether they are 'listed' or 'unlisted'.
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.
Find out which stocks and shares you can purchase, make or hold in an investor's stocks and shares ISA.
Investors and businesses may be legally required to tell the government about certain sensitive acquisitions under the National Security and Investment Act.
Guidance for local authorities compiling annual information on dwelling stock data (including vacants and net supply of housing), including the Housing Flows Reconciliation (HFR) forms and guidance.
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 how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money, and how to submit your compliance statement.
Guidance for veterinary medicines manufacturers and wholesale dealers in GB on selling and supplying products placed on the EU and UK markets before 1 January 2021 and the evidence you may need to provide.
How to pay your Stamp Duty and the time it takes for payment to reach HMRC.
Check the rules on ISA subscriptions and what counts towards the subscription limit if you're an ISA manager.
Find out about tax reliefs available to individuals who invest in certain companies, social enterprises, or Venture Capital Trusts.
What to do if a transfer of shares is exempt from Stamp Duty and how you can claim a relief.
Tax advantages on employee share schemes including Share Incentive Plans, Save As You Earn, Company Share Option Plans and Enterprise Management Incentives
Find out when and how to make an annual return of Individual Savings Accounts (ISA) statistical information.
Working out and paying Capital Gains Tax (CGT) if you sell shares, claiming tax relief
Guidance for employers providing share based payments to former employees.
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
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