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Isobel d’Inverno and Alan Barr (Brodies) report on Scotland’s latest Budget, which introduces a new ‘advanced’ rate of income tax.
Siobhan Mossop (EY) explores the key stamp duty, SDRT and RETT considerations for restructures, appointments and court procedures.

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.

Devolution is being undertaken piece-meal and inconsistently, writes Lakshmi Narain

Karen Davidson examines the proposed replacement for SDLT in Scotland and the likely implications for the Scottish real estate market

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