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Capital Transfer Tax
Definition of Capital Transfer Tax In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Capital Transfer Tax : CTT (capital transfer tax, CTT) A tax formerly levied on property passing on death and on transfers of wealth during a person's lifetime. See inheritance tax.Conveyance Tax
Conveyance tax in the Context of Mortgages A tax imposed on the transfer of real property. Similar Terms Conveyance Conveyance The transfer of title of property. Conveyancer Conveyancer A specialist in the legal aspects of buying a house. This may be a solicitor but not all solicitors are [...]Corporation
Definition of Corporation In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Corporation : (corporation, body corporate) n. An entity that has legal personality, i.e. it is capable of enjoying and being subject to legal rights and duties (See juristic person) and [...]Corporation Tax
Definition of Corporation Tax In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Corporation Tax : A tax on the worldwide profits of limited companies and certain other bodies resident or trading in the UK. Corporation tax started on 6 April 1966 (before this date [...]Council Tax
Definition of Council Tax In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Council Tax : A form of local tax levied on all private households (with some exceptions) to contribute to the cost of local government. It was introduced by the Local Government Finance Act [...]Development Land Tax
Definition of Development Land Tax In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Development Land Tax : A tax charged on the development value of land when the land was disposed of before 19 March 1985. It was abolished for all disposals after that date by the [...]Direct Tax
History Almost at the opening of the age of parliamentary taxation one of the older sources of revenue ceased. The pressure of popular opinion forced Edward I. to decree the expulsion of the Jews (1290), though he naturally desired to retain such profitable subjects. It is, indeed, probable [...]Finance
Finance Meaning in Politics Description of Finance published by Mona Chalabi: Political finances in the United Kingdom are regulated by the Electoral Commission, which sets limits on how much a party can spend while campaigning, ensures that spending is recorded (and, where necessary, [...]Income Tax
Introduction to Income Tax Great Britain was the first country -in accordance to Bamber Gascoigne´ Encyclopedia of Britain about the entry income tax- to introduce income tax. In 1799 William Pitt, needing funds for the war against France, levied 10% per annum on incomes over £200, with a [...]Indirect Tax
History Note: there is some information about the history of indirect taxation here. Parallel with the evolution of direct taxation, but decidedly lagging behind, is the progress of indirect taxation. As already mentioned, the right of levying dues on goods entering or leaving English ports [...]Inheritance Tax
Definition of Inheritance Tax This is the name given to the tax which has to be paid on an estate following someone's death.Molasses Act
Summary of Molasses Act: (1733) In relation to the legal history of the United States and the United Kingdom: A British law that imposed a tax on sugar, molasses, and rum imported from non-British colonies into North American colonies. It was intended to maintain the monopoly of the American [...]Mortgage Tax Relief
Mortgage Tax Relief in the History This limits the amount of tax on the interest of a mortgage a homeowner has to pay. Malcolm Pryce is keen to see this scrapped but it does not make the party manifesto due to worries that it will make the party unelectable with home owners for whom the relief [...]Output Tax
The *value-added tax that is charged by a taxable person on making a supply of goods or services.Peasants’ Revolt
The first (1381) great popular protest in English history. There were two immediate causes -in accordance to Bamber Gascoigne´ Encyclopedia of Britain about the entry Peasants' Revolt- of resentment: an attempt to hold down wages in the scarce labour market resulting from the Black Death; [...]Property Law
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Most Popular Entries related to Real Estate Law Real Estate Law (in the United Kingdom) Property Law (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate Law Career (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate Law Terms (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate Law School (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate Contracts [...]Real Estate Law Terms
Most Popular Entries related to Real Estate Law Terms Real Estate Law (in the United Kingdom) Property Law (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate Law Career (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate Law Terms (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate Law School (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate [...]Real Property Law
Most Popular Entries related to Real Property Law Real Estate Law (in the United Kingdom) Property Law (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate Law Career (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate Law Terms (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate Law School (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate Contracts [...]Real Property Law Cases
Most Popular Entries related to Real Property Law Cases Real Estate Law (in the United Kingdom) Property Law (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate Law Career (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate Law Terms (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate Law School (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate [...]Real Property Tax Law
Most Popular Entries related to Real Property Tax Law Real Estate Law (in the United Kingdom) Property Law (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate Law Career (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate Law Terms (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate Law School (in the United Kingdom) Real Estate [...]Revenue System
Definition of Inland Revenue Account The purpose of this account is to show that the person responsible has either paid inheritance tax or that none is payable. History of the Revenue System In a broad view the sources of revenue (in feudalism) fall under the following heads: The [...]Social Security Tax
Most Popular Entries related to Social Security Tax Social Security (in the United Kingdom) Social Security Benefits (in the United Kingdom) Social Security Office (in the United Kingdom) Social Security Disability (in the United Kingdom) Social Security Eligibility (in the United [...]Tax Credit
Definition of Disabled Person's Tax Credit In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Disabled Person'S Tax Credit : An income-related benefit that, under the Tax Credits Act 1999, replaced disability working allowance in October 1999. Administered by the [...]Tax Law
Tax Law in the United Kingdom Some Popular Taxation Meanings Sales Tax Superannuation (in Australia and other countries) Progressive Tax Alternative Minimum Tax Customs Corporate Tax Internal Revenue Code (including section 1031) Tax exemption Carbon Tax [...]Tax Law Milestone Cases
A v Seccombe [1911] 2 KB 688, (KBD) Abbott v Philbin (Inspector of Taxes) (BAILII: [1960] UKHL 1 ) [1960] 2 All ER 763, [1961] AC 352 Al Fayed v Advocate General for Scotland (representing the IRC) (BAILII: [2004] ScotCS 278 )[2004] STC 1703, 77 TC 273 [...]Tax System History
Note: there is some information about the history of direct taxation here; and on the history of indirect taxation here. The direct taxation took the shape of a “monthly assessment” which was fixed from time to time, and which was collected under strict regulations, in marked contrast to [...]Taxation
Resources See Also Further Reading Taxation in the Encyclopedia of Britain Taxation in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Taxation in the Halsbury's Laws of England Taxation in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Taxation in the Jowitt's Dictionary of [...]Tea Act
Summary of Tea Act: (1773) In relation to the legal history of the United States and the United Kingdom: Legislative plan by the British to make English tea marketable in America. The North administration hoped to reaffirm Parliament's right to levy direct revenue taxes on the colonies. Lord [...]UK Milestone Cases
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