Ready, set, object! It’s land tax time again

By Anthony Whealy and Ilona Renner of Gadens Lawyers, Sydney

Your new land tax bill will be arriving soon and you will need to act fast if you want to object.

NSW land tax assessment notices are rolling off the OSR printing press between mid-January and mid-April 2010. With only 60 days to object from the date you receive your land tax assessment notice, landowners, now is the time to give some consideration to the land tax objection and appeal process, to ensure that you're not paying more land tax than you should be.

The assessment notices are beginning to be delivered by the OSR now. It is important to make sure there are proper administration procedures in place to ensure that the notice promptly reaches the appropriate person in your office. Once received, read the notice closely and diarise the objection deadline.