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17 Dec 2012
Simplifications to the much-criticised Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) will save participating businesses around £272 million over the life of the scheme, the Government has said.
11 Dec 2012
Changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) sub-sale rules announced as part of the draft Finance Bill "will introduce complexity and uncertainty into commercial transactions" said John Christian, a property tax expert at Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind...
06 Dec 2012
The Government plans to introduce an exemption from empty property rates for newly-built commercial properties from October next year, it has announced.
04 Dec 2012
The Scottish Government has published more details of its proposed replacement for stamp duty land tax (SDLT), which is due to come into force from April 2015.
29 Nov 2012
The Scottish Government is to follow England's lead and postpone the next round of revaluations for the purposes of calculating business rates until 2017, it has confirmed.
20 Nov 2012
Some investors may be eligible for a stamp duty land tax (SDLT) rebate because VAT may have been levied on the transfer of business assets in cases where it should not have been, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has said.
19 Nov 2012
The property industry in the UK would benefit if real estate investment trusts (REITs) no longer had to pay corporation tax on the income they derive from investing in other REITs, an expert has said.
08 Nov 2012
A stamp duty land tax (SDLT) avoidance scheme which involved the interaction of the sub-sale and the partnership rules was effective, according to the Upper Tribunal.
02 Nov 2012
Measures designed to encourage the owners of empty homes and commercial properties to bring them back into use have been approved by the Scottish Parliament.
Stamp duty land tax (SDLT) schemes relating to residential or non-residential property of any value must be disclosed to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) from 1 November under the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) rules, as new regulations come...