The new rules were hardly draconian but now, at least, the druggist would have to keep a record of the purchaserâs name, address and reason for buying arsenic, and the buyer would have to sign a register, known as the poison book. One planned regulation failed to make it on to the statute book, however.
Duty on the transfer or declarations of trust on marketable securities (shares and units), including commercial fishery shares, will be abolished from 1 July 2016.Duty is charged on the transfer of non-listed shares in a New South Wales (NSW) company or units in a unit trust scheme, being units:ates and threshold. Duty is charged at 60 cents per $100, or part of $100, of the dutiable value of the shares or units. A minimum duty of $10 per transfer applies.
Stamp duty is a Government tax on the purchase of a property. The level of tax varies depending on the purchase price and the rules were amended in the 2005 Budget. For a purchase price of up to Â£120,000 there is no stamp duty.Between Â£120,000 and Â£250,000 the level of stamp duty is 1%. This rises to 3% for properties from Â£250,000 to Â£500,000.Properties with a purchase price of Â£500,000 or more attract stamp duty at 4%. Stamp duty is not normally payable on a remortgage, except in cases where an additional name is being added to the title deeds.Finally, there are the valuation and survey fees.or a purchase price of up to Â£120,000 there is no stamp duty. Between Â£120,000 and Â£250,000 the level of stamp duty is 1%. This rises to 3% for properties from Â£250,000 to Â£500,000.