Subdivider concession application REMINDER RevenueWA wishes to remind all landowners that applications for the subdivider concession close 31 August 2020. Early lodgment of the application form will ensure we can consider the concession when issuing assessments. Important The subdivider concession is a one-year concession from land tax. For the 2020–21 tax year, the concession applies to qualifying residential lots that were subdivided between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020. Owners of these lots can pay land tax (and metropolitan...
General Update The contract date and commencement time frames are for the construction part of the schemes. The purchaser must have entered into the off-the-plan sales contract between 4 June 2020 and 31 December 2020. Commonwealth Building must commence after 4 June 2020 and within 3 months after the building contract date (extensions of 3 months will be considered where the reasons for the delay are outside the control of the parties to the contract). State
Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 Western Australia’s defences against potentially devastating pests and diseases were strengthened with the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (BAM Act) coming into effect on 1 May 2013. What the BAM Act does. The BAM Act and associated regulations were enacted on 1 May 2013. The new BAM Act takes the place of 16 older Acts and 27 sets of regulations with one Act and nine sets of regulations and enhances protection of the...
Digital or e-signatures making your settlement more convenient Digital signatures are becoming increasingly more popular than wet-ink paper signed documents in a variety of business dealings. Packing up and moving house is a busy time and the availability of online, digital signatures for your settlement makes life easier. Furthermore removing the need to monitor letterboxes and staying on top of important paperwork via snail mail makes e-signing all the more appealing. A1 Conveyancing now offers e-conveyancing and the best news...
CIRCULAR 17 DUTIES ACT 2008 Foreign Buyers Duty The Duties Amendment (Additional Duty for Foreign Persons) Bill 2018 (‘the Bill’) was second read into Parliament on 13 June 2018. The Bill operates to amend the Duties Act 2008 (‘Duties Act’) to impose additional duty on certain transactions involving foreign persons or entities acquiring residential property in Western Australia.These amendments are subject to the passing of the Bill by Parliament and the granting of Royal Assent. The changes are proposed to come into effect on 1 January...
The GST on property transactions measure has been introduced, as schedule 5 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 1) Bill 2018.To recap:The Government will strengthen compliance with the Goods & Service Tax (GST) law by requiring purchasers of newly constructed residential properties or new subdivisions to remit the GST directly to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as part of settlement. The measure will require the purchaser of newly constructed residential properties of new subdivisions to remit the GST...
