SDLT

Gordon Keenay, Deputy Head of KPMG's Stamp Taxes Group, gives a personal reaction to the latest developments in policy-making based on his experience in both public and private sectors

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

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

Sharron Carle, Senior Manager at Premier Strategies Ltd and Head of Stamp Taxes at Tenon Group plc, offers further insight into the new SDLT provisions applying to partnership transactions

Gordon Keenay, Deputy Head of KPMG's Stamp Taxes Group, examines the controversial SDLT regime for partnerships which own UK land and explains the practical implications of these complex provisions