Mike Boutell, Solicitor, CMS Cameron McKenna, reviews Tolley's Stamp Duty Land Tax conference which took place at the Berner's Hotel, London on 4 October 2004
Paul Williams, associate, tax department of Herbert Smith, discusses Customs & Excise's argument that the transfer of an interest in a partnership is standard rated for VAT purposes
Mark Prisk MP outlines the Conservative agenda for tax and asks for readers' comments
Chris Reece hails a highly successful conference held by the Institute of Indirect Taxation
Nick Macpherson, the new Managing Director of HM Treasury's Budget and Public Finance Directorate, looks forward to a world of partnership in tax policy-making
Patrick Cannon, barrister at 24 Old Buildings, introduces this special SDLT edition for 2004
Simon Swann, solicitor at Ashurst, reviews some of the changes made to the SDLT regime in 2004 in an attempt to curb avoidance
Reg Nock, Barrister at 24 Old Buildings, looks at the consequencies for charities of the very few real exemptions from SDLT
Gordon Keenay, Deputy Head of KPMG's Stamp Taxes Group, steers a course through the intricacies of the SDLT charging provisions
Steven McGrady, Partner KPMG's Stamp Taxes Group, considers the issues facing the stamp taxes planner