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How and when you'll pay Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT) or Stamp Duty when you buy shares electronically or using a stock transfer form

• Overview

  When you buy shares, you usually pay a tax or duty of 0.5% on the…

• Buying shares electronically

  You’ll pay Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT) if you buy shares electronically…

• Buying shares using a stock transfer form

  You must pay Stamp Duty on your shares if: you buy shares through a stock…

• Special share arrangements

  You pay Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT) or Stamp Duty at 1.5% if you…

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• Updated: 4 December 2023

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Personal pay and tax records you must keep to fill in a Self Assessment tax return: which records to keep, how long to keep records.

What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.

• Updated: 4 December 2023