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LBTT group relief proposal goes to brief consultation
25 day window open for submissions
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Ministers consult on LBTT first-time buyer relief
Details of working of scheme go out to views
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Budget should bring in further LBTT reforms, Society paper argues
Concerns also raised over income tax administration costs
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Solicitors may face retrospective VAT bills, accountants warn
Tribunal win lets HMRC revise treatment of electronic property searches
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Revenue Scotland annual report shows £54m LBTT shortfall
Increased revenue but short of Budget Act estimate
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Rangers loses employment benefit trusts tax appeal
Supreme Court upholds ruling that payments liable to PAYE and NICs
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Air Departure Tax Bill passes final stage
Tax bands and rates still to be set
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Further relief proposed for LBTT additional second homes tax
Draft order exempts couples where present house in single name
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LBTT forecasting model not fit for purpose, report concludes
Government methodology criticised in wake of revenue shortfall estimate
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Tax tribunal changes come into effect
Appeal body becomes part of Scottish Tribunals
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Lack of evidence on ministers' air tax proposals, MSPs report
Committee backs passenger duty bill at stage 1 but raises concerns
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Chancellor backs down on Budget NIC rises
U-turn recognises breach of manifesto promise
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MSPs confirm 2017-18 income tax rates
Higher rate threshold to be frozen but rates match rest of UK
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Mackay announces measures to limit business rate rises
Licensed trade and Aberdeen area to benefit from new package
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Changes coming to Scottish tax tribunals
Existing bodies to be brought within Scottish Tribunals
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Evidence invited on Air Departure Tax Bill
Finance Committee begins stage 1 scrutiny
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Air passenger duty to be replaced under new bill
Scottish Government launches bill for air departure tax
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Too early to judge impact of LBTT, Holyrood report concludes
Finance Committee agrees transition "operationally successful"
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Salary sacrifice schemes to lose their tax breaks
Autumn statement exempts pensions, child care and greener travel
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Regulations laid to end right to second home council tax discount
Councils to have option to remove discount from April 2017
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Holyrood to raise scrutiny of budget process in wake of new powers
Tripartite expert group to study what changes required with new taxes
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"Last chance" for offshore tax evaders to beat tougher regime: HMRC
Worldwide Disclosure Facility launched to encourage voluntary moves
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EU lands Apple with a €13bn tax bill
Ireland to challenge decision that benefits granted illegally
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HMRC claims big successes against tax avoidance schemes
Dispute over extent of win against Ingenious film partnerships