Ann L Humphrey

Stamp Duty Land Tax: a practical guide for lawyers (second edition)

In 2003, stamp duty land tax, an entirely new tax applying to acquisitions of UK land, was introduced. Property lawyers and their tax colleagues had to familiarise themselves with a new set of rules and procedures as they came to terms with the new regime.
 
This book takes a practical approach, looking at SDLT as it applies to particular transactions and dealing with issues which the property lawyer is likely to face when advising a client, whether acting in a straightforward purchase of freehold land, or negotiating the structure of a complex commercial sale or acquisition.
 
The second edition includes guidance on the many changes that were made to the SDLT law and the SDLT process since the tax was introduced. It covers the changes to SDLT announced in the 2007 Budget and enacted in the Finance Act 2007.
 
From a review of the first edition in the Tax Journal:
 
"A must for all advisers, whether they are regular or only infrequent advisers on SDLT, and particularly so for property advisers without access to colleagues able and willing to advise on SDLT planning."
 
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