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In the case of a tenancy agreement, an essential benefit is, on the whole, the first rent benefit when 90% or more of the premium is paid and the tenant or a related person takes possession of the property. However, this will change when the contract is essentially executed. Among the essential services, the buyer or tenant must occupy the premises, pay 90% of the purchase price or start paying the rent. While this can be done in the case of a sales contract, it happens much more often in the context of leases. A rental contract often allows the tenant to access crop work early, which is sufficient to obtain a substantial benefit. Where a lease is essentially executed, paragraph 12A considers that a fictitious lease has been granted for a substantial period of time for a period beginning on that date and expiring at the end of the actual lease. This handy note provides an overview of the processing of the Property Tax Stamp Tax (LTDS) for the following joint leasing transactions: Below you will find a number of circumstances that may arise during or at the end of your current lease and which may lead to SDLT liability. If you need advice on this now or anytime in the future, please contact us for more advice. Please note that the responsibility for SDLT payments is yours and that non-knowledge of the rules will not be a valid excuse for HMRC. If a lease is retained after the expiry of the period and a new lease is granted, the sdlt position can be complicated and advice must be sought. SDLT liability may arise in the company for a period before a new lease is awarded and interest may be outstanding.

Once the lease itself is concluded, the consequences of SDLT depend on what has happened before. If the end date and rent for the first five years are known, the procedure is the same as for any other rent subsidy, and no further return or payment will be required in the event of an actual subsidy. However, if the end date of the actual lease is not yet known, the fictitious lease agreement must be considered an indeterminate lease, while HMRC would accept an estimate of the lease date to be taken, with another payment/restitution required if the lease is granted. If the rent is unknown for the first five years in the event of a significant performance, the fictitious lease is treated with an uncertain rent, with another payment/restitution required at the time of the award of the tenancy agreement. For leases, the tax treatment depends on whether they are bound by a single system or by a single agreement or by a series of successive related leases. SDLT liability is triggered on the effective date of the land transaction. SDLT must be paid within 14 days of that date to avoid interest and penalties. As a general rule, the effective date is either the date the contract is entered into, or in the event of a significant performance of a contract or lease, if it is earlier. For transactions with an effective date prior to March 1, 2019, a 30-day period applies. If your tenancy agreement is not expressly excluded from the Landlords and Tenants Act 1954, you are entitled, as a commercial tenant, to a new tenancy agreement (with substantially the same terms) at the expiry of your current tenancy agreement. These extension rentals could have an impact on LTDS. The LTDS must be paid in exchange for “paid consideration.” This is both the money and the value of the money donated directly or indirectly by the buyer or a related person.

It may also include the release or transfer of a debt. Any VAT payable for the turnover is considered a paid consideration. This means that you pay the SDLT on VAT. If your initial rental period expires but you continue to occupy the premises, you are considered “above” your lease. As soon as your lease continues after the expiry date of the contract, it is treated as if the initial term of your lease