The Scotland Act 2012 devolved a number of tax powers to the Scottish Parliament, including the ability to legislate for and administer taxes to replace UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and Landfill Tax. Scottish replacements for UK Stamp Duty (LBTT) and Landfill Tax (SLfT) went live in 2015, administered by the newly created Revenue Scotland. This session will draw directly from Robert's experiences in leading LBTT and SLfT teams in Revenue Scotland, as well as taking LBTT legislation through the Scottish parliament, to cover key differences in how Revenue Scotland administer the devolved taxes and also in how tax legislation passes through the UK and Scottish parliaments. However despite these differences, and the devolution of these taxes, the session will also demonstrate how decisions made by the UK parliament continue to have a big impact on Scottish Government policy in devolved areas, with Scottish Ministers often having to react quickly to UK government policy announcements. The session will be of particular interest to those working in tax legislation and administration, but also those interested in hearing experience of how the Scottish Government can react to UK Government policy announcement in devolved areas.

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