How to register for the Stamp Taxes for Agents online service
Find out how to register to send your Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) return to HMRC if you're an agent, solicitor or organisation.
You do not pay SDLT if you buy a property in:
- Scotland from 1 April 2015 바카라 사이트� you pay Land and Buildings Transaction Tax
- Wales from 1 April 2018 바카라 사이트� you pay Land Transaction Tax (LTT)
Allow 10 working days (21 if you바카라 사이트檙e abroad) to register. Once you바카라 사이트檝e activated your Stamp Taxes for Agents online service, use it to complete, edit and store SDLT transactions.
If you바카라 사이트檙e not represented by a solicitor, agent or legal conveyancer, you must send paper returns.
Only one person in your organisation needs to register. You can add other people if they need to access, edit or carry out SDLT transactions. Each user must use their own 바카라 사이트 Gateway user ID and password.
There are different arrangements to register if you바카라 사이트檙e a:
- local authority
- government department
- an organisation not registered with Companies House
- not registered either as a self-assessed partnership or trust
Write to HMRC for a reference number. You바카라 사이트檒l need this number when you register.
HMRC will ask you for more details about the organisation, and you바카라 사이트檒l need these details later when you register for the online service.
What you바카라 사이트檒l need
You바카라 사이트檒l need your own or your company details to hand.
If you바카라 사이트檙e a limited company registered with Companies House, you바카라 사이트檒l need your:
- Companies House Registration Number (CRN)
- registered office postcode
If you바카라 사이트檙e a partnership or trust under Self Assessment, you바카라 사이트檒l need your:
- partnership or trust Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR)
- postcode
If you바카라 사이트檙e self-employed under Self Assessment, you바카라 사이트檒l need your:
- Self Assessment UTR
- National Insurance number
- Self Assessment correspondence postcode
How to register
To add Stamp Taxes for Agents to your HMRC Online Services account:
- using your 바카라 사이트 Gateway user ID and password (if you do not have an ID, you can create one from the sign in page).
- Go to 바카라 사이트榊our HMRC services바카라 사이트�.
- Select 바카라 사이트楽ervices you can add바카라 사이트� on the left-hand menu.
- Select 바카라 사이트楨nrol for service바카라 사이트� next to 바카라 사이트楽tamp Taxes for Agents바카라 사이트�.
- Provide your details when asked and select 바카라 사이트楻equest access바카라 사이트�.
Once enrolled, you바카라 사이트檒l get your Stamp Taxes Online Reference Number (STORN) on screen. Make a note of this as you바카라 사이트檒l need it when contacting HMRC.
HMRC will send you an Activation Code in the post, usually within 7 days. The Activation Code will be sent to the contact name and address HMRC holds for tax purposes for your business. If you바카라 사이트檙e not the named contact, you바카라 사이트檒l need to make that person aware that they바카라 사이트檒l be getting the Activation Code.
Once you바카라 사이트檝e received your code, you can activate the service.
To do this you must:
- to your HMRC Online Services account using your 바카라 사이트 Gateway user ID and password
- Select 바카라 사이트楽ervices you can add바카라 사이트� in the left hand menu
- Find the service you want in the list and select 바카라 사이트楢ctivate service바카라 사이트�
- Enter your Activation Code when asked
You바카라 사이트檒l then be given access to the tax service and it will be added to your HMRC online services account.
The Activation Code is only valid for 28 days. If you do not activate it within the time limit, you바카라 사이트檒l need to enrol again to get a new one.
If you have any problems with registering, contact the Stamp Taxes Helpline.
What to do next
Once you바카라 사이트檝e registered, you can find out more about stamp taxes, such as online and paper forms and how to submit a return.
Updates to this page
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The postal address to use get a reference number to register for the online service has been updated.
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From 1 April 2018 SDLT will no longer apply in Wales. You'll pay Land Transaction Tax which is dealt with by the Welsh Revenue Authority.
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First published.