South Australian Land Tax Guide 2020

South Australian Land Tax Guide 2020

The Land Tax Act 1936 (SA) has recently been amended by the Land Tax (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2019 (SA), which has introduced significant changes to: the fees and rates applicable to different landholders; and the grouping of landholders. These changes will apply...
What’s Wrong with SA Land Tax Aggregation Draft Bill

What’s Wrong with SA Land Tax Aggregation Draft Bill

The Draft Bill for the changes to Land Tax Aggregation in South Australia has been released, and as expected it is terrible news for taxpayers. The Government has invited submissions on the draft Bill by, 2 October 2019. In my view there are a number of reasons why it...
SA State Budget – Attack on Land Holding Trusts Continues

SA State Budget – Attack on Land Holding Trusts Continues

In the 2019-20 SA State Budget, there has been a further attack on landholding trusts. With the highest rate of land tax in the country, property owners have been repeatedly stung with changes that tax them in a manner that they would not have expected when they...
Land Tax and SA Trusts – Beware!

Land Tax and SA Trusts – Beware!

Land Tax aggregation has long been a source of pain for South Australian landowners, who face the highest rate of Land Tax in Australia. One trap has been RevenueSA’s view on when two or more landholding trusts are sufficiently different to be disaggregated. The...
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