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1. Stamp duty
   A tax on property purchases currently levelled at 2.5% for properties worth more than £250,000 and 4% on those worth £500,000. As a way of encourage investment in poor neighbourhoods, it does not apply in deprived areas.
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2. Stamp Duty
   A tax on the purchase of shares – at 0.5% of the value – and on the purchase of property. For shares the tax is a flat rate. In the case of property, there is no duty up to £60,000. From £60,001 to £250,000 the duty is 1%, and rises to 3% of the value to £500,000, and 4% above £500,000.
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3. Stamp duty
   In the UK, a tax levied on the purchase of shares.
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4. Stamp duty
   This is a tax which is levied on the purchase of property. The tax is paid by purchasers and is currently levied at the following rates, which were announced on March 22nd, 2000 by the Chancellor in his budget speech: 1% of property value £60000 - £250000, 3% of property value £250001 - £500000 ...
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5. Stamp duty
   A tax payable on the purchase of shares, property and businesses. All shares purchases incur 0.5% stamp duty. All other assets are charged at different rates, dependant on their value.
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6. Stamp duty
   Tax paid by the purchaser on the transfer of certain types of asset, for example, UK equities and property.
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7. Stamp Duty
   A tax on documents relating to specific transactions, share transfers and property transactions. The rates of duty are as follows:
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8. Stamp Duty
   The tax paid by purchasers of property to the government. The amount of tax payable is dependent on the price of the property you purchase. See below:
   0 to 120,000* No Tax
   120,000 to 250,000 1% of the purchase price
   250,000 to 500,000 3% of the purchase price
   500,000 plus 4% of the purch...
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9. Stamp duty
   A tax you have to pay to the government when you buy a house. Currently, if your purchase price is below £125,000, you don`t have to pay stamp duty. Some areas of the country have a different stamp duty threshold, especially those considered to be deprived. If your purchase price is between £125,001 and £250,000, stamp duty is 1 per cent of the property price. This percentage rises to 3 per cent if your purchase price is between £250,001 and £500,000 and rises to 4 per cent on anything valued in excess of £500,001
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10. Stamp Duty
    A UK tax currently levied on the purchase of shares.
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11. Stamp duty
    This is a government levy and payable by the purchaser of the property. When the stamp duty has been paid an official embossed stamp will be placed on the document of sale. Payment is based on the purchase price of the property and is on a sliding scale. Stamp duty is also levied (but at a lower rate) on some mortgage deeds and some insurance policies.
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12. Stamp duty
    Transfers of property ownership incur a Government levy. The rates currently payable are: -£0-120,000: Nothing payable -£120,001-250,000: 1% of full purchase price -£250,001-500,000: 3% of full purchase price -£500,001 or more: 4% of full purchase price Figures are subject to change according to Government legislation.
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13. Stamp duty
    A tax imposed on the buying of shares and property. As far as shares are concerned, the tax is... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/stamp-duty.htm?id=1356&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of stamp duty'>more</a>
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14. Stamp duty
    A tax charged on the transfer of an asset....more on Stamp duty
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15. Stamp duty
    A duty payable on certain documents involved in the transfer of land and property ownership. The liability falls on the buyer.
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16. Stamp duty
    A tax charged on a legal document normally as a percentage of a property purchase price or rent.
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17. Stamp duty
    A duty payable on certain documents involved in the transfer of land and property ownership. The liability falls on the buyer.
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18. stamp duty
    The UK tax on the buying of shares and other assets, such as houses
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19. Stamp duty
    a tax on transactions. Only applied to specific types of transactions eg dealings in land and buildings, shares and ships.
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20. Stamp duty
    A government tax levied on share dealing.
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21. Stamp duty
    Applies mainly to international equities. Taxes on foreign transactions, usually a percentage of total transaction amount, that can be unilateral or bilateral in nature.
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22. Stamp Duty
    A tax on foreign transactions. Discover What It`s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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23. Stamp duty
    A sliding scale of tax paid by the borrower to the government on the purchase price of any property over a certain threshold. You should remember to factor in stamp duty costs when budgeting to purchase a property
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24. stamp duty
    a tax in the form of the cost of stamps which are required to be affixed to legal documents such as certificates, receipts and the like....
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25. Stamp Duty
    A stamp duty is a duty collected by means of stamps which are bought and affixed to documents. The term is usually confined to those charged on the transfer of land, property, mortgages, insurance policies, bills of exchange and contract notes. Early in the 17th century the Dutch began to raise mone...
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