Land tax in Victoria is assessed each year on the land you held at the end of the previous calendar year, and the most common problem is an exemption that should have applied and didn’t. Your home is generally exempt — but only if the SRO has it recorded as your principal place of residence, and that record is often wrong after a move, a separation or a change in how the property is owned. Errors can repeat year after year until someone challenges them.
Part of our tax & State Revenue practice.
We compare what the SRO has assessed against what you actually owned and how each property was used.
An exemption that should apply usually has to be claimed with evidence. We put the claim in properly.
Where past assessments were wrong, we object and, where possible, seek a reassessment and refund of tax already paid.
Usually because the SRO does not have it recorded as your principal place of residence — often after you moved in, changed the ownership structure, or separated. It can generally be corrected, and past years can sometimes be reassessed.
It can. Land held on trust can be taxed differently from land you hold personally, and the way the trust is set up affects how it is assessed. If your property sits in a trust, the structure is worth reviewing.
Sometimes. Where an assessment was wrong, a reassessment may lead to a refund, but there are limits on how far back that goes. The sooner it is raised, the more can be recovered.
General information only — for advice about your situation, book a consult or call us.
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