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NSW Budget | foreign owner duty & land tax surcharges

25/06/2024

On 18 June 2024, the New South Wales Government released its 2024-25 budget with plans to increase the foreign purchaser duty surcharge and foreign owner land tax surcharge. From the 2025 land tax year (1 January 2025), the NSW Government will increase the rate of the foreign purchaser duty surcharge from 8% to 9%. The […]

QLD Budget | Foreign owner duty & land tax surcharge

17/06/2024

On 11 June 2024, the Queensland Government released its 2024-25 budget with plans to increase the additional foreign acquirer duty and foreign owner land tax surcharge. The Queensland Government will increase the rate of the additional foreign acquirer duty (AFAD) from 7% to 8% from 1 July 2024, AFAD is levied on foreign buyers of […]

NSW removes foreign owner property taxes for certain countries

31/05/2023

Welcome news for foreign property investors in NSW as Revenue NSW removes foreign owner surcharge land tax and surcharge purchaser duty effective immediately, with refunds backdated to 1 January 2021. UPDATE – 29/05/23 On 29 May, Revenue NSW released an update on the foreign owner surcharge, following their announcement on 21 February. Revenue NSW identified […]

Property Tax Update

12/10/2021

Recent changes to land tax and duties will impact foreign property owners. Most States across Australia tinkered with their foreign owner land tax and duty regimes as part of their last budget. None of these changes were good for foreign investors. These changes mainly impact residential property but they also impact on commercial property in […]