The Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (Indexation of Annual Chargeable Amounts) Order, SI 2016/401, specifies the annual chargeable amounts of the annual tax on enveloped dwellings for the period 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017, according to the various charging bands, as increased in line with the
HMRC is consulting until 3 February 2016 on draft legislation for Finance Bill 2016 which seeks to counter avoidance arising on the transfer of shares using ‘deep in the money’ options (DITMOs) by charging the 1.5% higher rate of stamp duty or SDRT on the higher of the market value or the option
The Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses) (Revocation) Regulations, SI 2015/1779, revoke two sets of earlier regulations which are no longer necessary with effect from 10 November 2015.
The first Conservative Budget for 19 years sees ‘Osborne unbound’, writes Chris Sanger (global head of tax policy, EY) in Tax Journal. This was ‘a reforming Budget’ which sets out plans for a lower tax future ‘but boosts the exchequer’s coffers greatly in the short term’.
Chris Morgan (KPMG) comments on the new corporate tax year which commences on 1 April.
The land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT) applies to land in Scotland from 1 April 2015 and will be administered by Revenue Scotland. Gordon Keenay (FTI Consulting) provides a detailed guide, setting out the main differences from SDLT and the transitional provisions.
The Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings Avoidance Schemes (Prescribed Descriptions of Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2015/464, take account of the new ATED bands being introduced from 1 April 2015 (for properties with a value of between £1m and £2m) and 1 April 2016 (for properties with
The Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Part 17) Regulations, SI 2015/472, amend the Companies Act to prevent the use of share cancellations by target companies in takeovers conducted using schemes of arrangement.