stamp duty


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stamp duty

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stamp tax

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(Economics) a tax on legal documents, publications, etc, the payment of which is certified by the attaching or impressing of official stamps
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.stamp duty - a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications)
stamp tax
revenue enhancement, tax, taxation - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
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stamp duty

n (Brit) → bollo
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THE next prime minister has been urged to abolish stamp duty on all but the most expensive 10th of houses by taxing foreign-owned, empty and second homes.
DUTY FREE? It could be worth holding off buying that home yet. The next prime minister will be under pressure to axe stamp duty on the majority of houses, says HARRIET LINE
THE new prime minister has been urged to abolish stamp duty on all but the most expensive 10th of houses by taxing foreign-owned, empty and second homes.
DUTY FREE? It could be worth holding off buying that home yet. The new prime minister will be under pressure to axe stamp duty on the majority of houses, says HARRIET LINE
Bill said the healthier transaction numbers late last year suggest that "buyers and vendors have begun to absorb the stamp duty changes introduced in December 2014, with asking prices that increasingly reflect higher rates of stamp duty and lower levels of price growth".
Upcoming higher stamp duty spurs UK sales
BANKING AND CREDIT NEWS-June 15, 2015-Lloyds Bank sees increase in amount of Stamp Duty being paid
Lloyds Bank sees increase in amount of Stamp Duty being paid
M2 EQUITYBITES-June 15, 2015-Lloyds Bank sees increase in amount of Stamp Duty being paid
Lloyds Bank sees increase in amount of Stamp Duty being paid
THE Chancellor George Osborne announced in his Autumn Statement sweeping reform to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) with an estimated 98% of home buyers benefiting from it.
2015 could prove a Happy New Year for house movers
THE proportion of Welsh homeowners forced to pay stamp duty will rise to 63% within five years, according campaign group the Taxpayers' Alliance.
Stamp duty warning for the future
A stamp duty is the amount of money which is paid for the application, or other procedural action, performed in a court.
Calculation of a stamp duty and amount of court claim in Lithuania
FIRST-TIME buyers rushing to jump on the property ladder before the end of a stamp duty holiday helped house prices jump 2.2% in March, the Halifax revealed.
First-time buyers bump prices
With just two months to go until first-time buyers will have to pay up to an additional pounds 2,500 in stamp duty costs when buying a home, the leading housebuilder is encouraging purchasers to benefit from the saving before the end of March.
Now's the time to move
It is understood that the use of the online system for filing stamp duty returns by tax agents and practitioners has been lower than the Revenue Commissioners had hoped for.
Update on e-Stamping - Practical Filing Issues Since Introduction on 1 January 2010
Companies in Bengal may have to pay stamp duty on mergers and acquisitions.
India : Bengal bill to levy stamp duty on merger deals

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