News and updates

We are improving the way digital duties forms are claimed in Duties Online (DOL). These improvements, which apply from 26 March 2018, include:

Some licensed motor car traders (LMCTs) have incorrectly obtained a duty exemption for motor vehicles registered and/or used as service demonstrator or service loan vehicles.

The first of the 2018 land tax assessments are being distributed, with more to come over the next couple of months.

Two common questions we get about filling in digital duties forms are:

All registered car park owners and operators within the inner Melbourne congestion levy areas should have received their pre-populated annual return from us in November.

The Victorian Treasurer has published new exemption guidelines for Foreign Purchaser Additional Duty.

The Victorian Treasurer has published new exemption guidelines for the Absentee Owner Surcharge.

The guidelines were updated following a scheduled review of their operation and now contain more guidance in relation to determining whether or not an exemption should be granted.

The Victorian Treasurer has published new exemption guidelines for the Absentee Owner Surcharge and Foreign Purchaser Additional Duty.

Notify us this week if you are an absentee owner or you have a vacant property.

The way the absentee owner surcharge is calculated for land held under a chain of trusts (sub-trust) structure is changing as of the 2018 tax year.