Stamp duty is payable when a transfer deed is executed for transfer of shares. In this article, GS Rao points out the provisions of the Stamp Act as well as the Companies Act.

If a person purchases shares using a stock transfer form, you’ll pay Stamp Duty if the transaction is over £1,000, again calculated at 0.5% of the total transaction value.

A stamp duty is a tax that a government imposes on certain legal documents, usually involving the transfer of property or other assets. Skip to content. News Markets Companies ...

Investors pay 0.5 per cent in stamp duty on the price of UK-listed shares they buy – but the tax does not apply to the purchase of shares in foreign companies.