ArticleStamp duty exemptions for couplesStamp duty exemptions may apply to add or remove the name of a partner in a relationship to the title of a property.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionCoutts Solicitors & Conveyancers
ArticleStamp duty in Queensland - Foreign investment surchargeThe Queensland government has introduced a 3% duty surcharge - AFAD - on 'foreign persons' purchasing 'residential land'.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionBroadley Rees Hogan Lawyers
ArticleLand Tax Update: Further Pandemic Land Tax Relief For Landlords And LandownersDiscusses the further land tax relief measures recently introduced by the Victorian government.AustraliaTaxPointon Partners
ArticleLay of the Land Property Tax Update: Relevant Time is of the essence: VIC transfer duty explored in Lincara Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue (review and regulation)A reminder to be mindful of the possible transfer duty implications when transferring property between trusts. AustraliaTaxMadgwicks
ArticleMoving Overseas? Don't Forget About Your Australian AssetsAn Australian tax resident is ordinarily liable to be assessed on worldwide income. AustraliaTaxColeman Greig Lawyers
ArticleProperty and taxes: Self-managed superannuation fundsA range of specific rules need to be considered when using an SMSF to acquire assets as a property investment.AustraliaTaxMoore Australia
ArticleProperty buyers beware – new foreign resident CGT withholding regime could mean you have to pay 10% of the purchase price to the ATOThe new withholding regime applies to transactions relating to real estate, shares in companies and units in unit trusts.AustraliaTaxCooper Grace Ward
ArticleProposed New South Wales stamp duty changesAn amending bill has been introduced into the New South Wales Parliament which will make significant stamp duty changes.AustraliaTaxCorrs Chambers Westgarth
ArticlePurchasers may have obligation to withhold 10% of proceeds from sale of Australian real property sold by foreign residentsIf passed, the bill will impose an obligation to withhold payment of 10% of the purchase price, to be paid to the ATO.AustraliaTaxColin Biggers & Paisley
ArticleRecent decision rules the site of Melbournes iconic GPO building is worth only $1Loophole in Valuation of Land Act (Vic) sees heritage building valued at $1 for the purposes of evaluating land tax & rates.AustraliaTaxHolding Redlich
ArticleRecovery of land tax under pre-2009 Leases – is it lawful after all?It may be lawful for landlords to recover land tax from commercial tenants from June 2010 under certain pre-2009 leases.AustraliaTaxBroadley Rees Hogan Lawyers
ArticleStamp duty concession for transferring real estate between SMSFs in NSWNSWCAT set aside a notice of assessment for transfer duty on transferring real estate from one sole member SMSF to another.AustraliaTaxCooper Grace Ward
ArticleStamp duty waiver a win for residential property buyers in VictoriaTo stimulate the property market, the Victorian Budget included a stamp duty waiver for eligible residential properties.AustraliaTaxMadgwicks
ArticleState taxation series: foreign purchaser additional duty: milestone changes from 1 March 2020Explanation & discussion about the FPAD provisions and how the SRO may now adopt a strict statutory approach.AustraliaTaxPointon Partners
ArticleTax, ongoing revenue v capital issues – share "traders"Discussion of the recent AAT decision Hartley and Commissioner of Taxation [2013] AATA 601.AustraliaTaxMoore Australia
ArticleThe Salvation Army (NSW) Property Trust v CCSR [2018] NSWSC 128 - stamp duty exemptionThe Salvos won on appeal against the Commissioner who denied an exemption from stamp duty on a real property acquisition.AustraliaTaxCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleVictoria's Property Tax Changes – What You Need To Know From 1 JanuaryThe Victorian Government has passed changes to property tax that will come into force in three stages. Here is what you need to know for the first stage, commencing 1 January 2024...AustraliaTaxHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleVictorian tax changes to impact property ownersThe Victorian government recently unveiled significant changes to state taxes which will impact property owners.AustraliaTaxMadgwicks
ArticleWhat is the NSW First Home Buyer Choice?What is it, and how might it affect your property purchase??AustraliaTaxAvant Law