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Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013

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Part 2 – Key Concepts

Chapter 3 of Part 2 – Chargeable Transactions and Chargeable Consideration
Chargeable transaction
Section 15 – Chargeable transaction

48.Section 15 defines “chargeable transaction”. Chargeable transactions will give rise to a charge to LBTT although that might not mean that any tax is payable if, for example, they fall within the nil rate tax band referred to in section 24.

49.Where a transaction is not exempt but section 27 (and a schedule referred to in it) provides for a 100% relief from the tax, the Act uses the words “exempt from charge” to make clear that no tax is payable. (The difference between a relief and an exemption is that a relief will have to be claimed in a land transaction return (see section 29)).

50.Defined terms used in this section:

“land transaction”section 3
“exempt transaction”section 16

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