Training and events
Information about our events and engagement activities.
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Webinars
We run training webinars throughout the year. If you have any suggestions for webinar topics, you can email: haveyoursay@wra.gov.wales
Land Transaction Tax forums
We hold tax forums across Wales. These forums are for solicitors and conveyancers who file and pay LTT and who regularly use our services.
Land Transaction Tax (LTT) Forum, Swansea, 4 July 2024
About this event
This tax forum is free for solicitors, conveyancers and their teams who file and pay LTT. The forum will include 3 workshops on areas of the tax where solicitors and conveyancers have asked for more training, further details below.
It’s also a chance to meet some of the people who work in the Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA) on LTT and talk to us about our services.
When and where
This tax forum is in-person on Thursday 4 July 2024, from 9.30am to 1pm, at:
The Y Twyni Building
Swansea University
Bay Campus
Fabian Way
Crymlyn Burrows
Swansea
SA1 8EN
Book your place
Book your place with this link: LTT tax forum
Agenda
- 9.30am to 9.45am: arrival with tea and coffee
- 9.45am to 10am: welcome and LTT update
- 10am to 10.45am: workshop 1
- 10.45am to 11.30am: workshop 2
- 11.30am to 12pm: drop-in session with tea and coffee
- 12pm to 12.45pm: workshop 3
- 12.45pm to 1pm: close and feedback
Workshops
Workshop 1: derelict and uninhabitable properties
- What we consider is a derelict or uninhabitable property
- The meaning of suitable for use as a dwelling
- An overview of WRA guidance including examples
- Recent tax cases on this topic
Workshop 2: chargeable consideration with a focus on debt
- An overview of chargeable consideration for LTT
- How the rules for different forms of consideration apply
- Common queries and examples, including debt as consideration
Workshop 3: tax administration
- Best practice for filing a return
- Common errors
- An overview of WRA tools and guidance
- User research opportunities
Videos
We have new training videos on LTT higher rates.
Please give us your feedback on these videos (takes 30 seconds)
If you have any questions about higher rates, you can contact us.