Taxes, levies and grants

Casino operators in Victoria pay tax on gaming revenue attributable to table games, gaming machines and commission based players.

Commercial and industrial property is moving from land transfer duty (also known as stamp duty) and landholder duty to an annual property tax known as the commercial and industrial property tax (CIPT).

A levy applies to every taxi, hire car and ride share trip.

A levy applies to off-street parking in inner Melbourne.

Property owners contribute, via council rates, to support emergency and disaster response services.

Property owners pay an annual levy via council rates to support emergency services.

A payment to help first home buyers buy or build a new home.

Developers make a one-off contribution to infrastructure in Melbourne’s newest suburbs.

When you take out an insurance policy, you generally pay duty as part of your premium.

Keno entities pay the tax on their net keno revenue (NKR), including GST, from keno players located in Victoria at the time of playing keno.

May apply if you own property other than your home.

If you buy or acquire a property, you pay land transfer duty, commonly known as stamp duty.

You may have to pay landholder duty when you acquire an interest in a company or unit trust scheme that has land holdings.

You pay duty when you sell certain livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats or pigs.

A levy is paid as part of the planning permit application process for developing certain land in metropolitan Melbourne.

You pay duty when registering or transferring a vehicle.

A state tax on wages paid by Victorian employers.

You may need to pay the short stay levy if you accept bookings for short stays in Victorian property.

Find lost or forgotten money, prizes and winnings by searching the Unclaimed Money Register, or lodge unclaimed money held by your business.

If your residential property was vacant in the preceding calendar year, you may be subject to vacant residential land tax.

Eligible wine producers can claim the Victorian liquor subsidy for 15% of the notional sale of cellar-door and mail-order sales and applications to own use of wines made by Victorian wine producers, and 12% of the last wholesale price of low alcohol wine sales made by wine producers or wholesalers in Victoria.

Wagering and betting agencies that make net wagering revenue over an annual threshold pay a point-of-consumption tax.

Organisations that use land for community benefit are eligible for a rebate off their water bills.

Tax may apply when land value rises due to rezoning.