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Services Australia Health Care Card
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Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria
Services Australia Pensioner Concession Card
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Department of Veterans' Affairs Pensioner Concession Card
Department of Veterans’ Affairs Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
An exemption from duty on the transfer of certain assets (other than land) between relatives is available in some circumstances.
Department of Treasury and Finance
Phone: 6166 4400 or 1800 001 388
Email: dutyhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
Web: www.sro.tas.gov.au
An exemption from duty on the transfer of property, used solely or principally for primary production, is available when the property is transferred to a relative, to a trustee or company for the benefit of relatives.
Detailed and specific conditions apply to this concession.
Department of Treasury and Finance
Phone: 6166 4400 or 1800 001 388
Email: dutyhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
Web: www.sro.tas.gov.au
An exemption from duty on the transfer of matrimonial property from one spouse to another, or to a child of the marriage, is available to either:
Department of Treasury and Finance
Phone: 6166 4400 or 1800 001 388
Email: dutyhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
Web: www.sro.tas.gov.au
An exemption from duty on the transfer of property from one partner to another, or to a child of the partners of a personal relationship (married, non-married and carer relationships) is available to:
Department of Treasury and Finance
Phone: 6166 4400 or 1800 001 388
Email: dutyhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
Web: www.sro.tas.gov.au
An exemption from duty on the transfer of property into joint names is available to:
Only available for their principal place of residence.
Department of Treasury and Finance
Phone: 6166 4400 or 1800 001 388
Email: dutyhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
Web: www.sro.tas.gov.au
A land tax concession may be available for land (as at 1 July each year) that is used substantially for the business of primary production.
Department of Treasury and Finance
Phone: 6166 4400 or 1800 001 388
Email: taxhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
Web: www.sro.tas.gov.au
Eligible TasWater customers can receive a Tasmanian Government funded discount of up to $205.22 ($102.61 for water, $102.61 for sewerage) off their water and sewerage service charges for the 2021-22 financial year.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible for the concession, individuals must be legally responsible for the TasWater account, and in most circumstances occupy the property as the principal place of residence.
Eligible concessions are any of the following:
Customers are encouraged to submit their application at the start of the financial year (1 July 2021) to ensure they have access to the full discounted amount, as the concession can only be applied from the date it is received and approved by TasWater.
We will require your consent to verify your eligibility for a concession with Centrelink.
TasWater
Phone: 136 992
Email: enquiries@taswater.com.au
Web: www.taswater.com.au/Your-Account/Concessions-and-Rebates
A land tax concession may be available for land (as at 1 July each year):
A rebate on land tax is available on land:
Department of Treasury and Finance
Phone: 6166 4400 or 1800 001 388
Email: taxhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
Web: www.sro.tas.gov.au
Rebate of land tax is available to all owners of land (as at 1 July each year) where the owners have two principal places of residence in transitional circumstances.
The rebate applies where owners have purchased a new principal place of residence before 30 June but not yet sold their previous principal place of residence by that date.
Detailed and specific conditions apply to this concession.
Department of Treasury and Finance
Phone: 6166 4400 or 1800 001 388
Email: taxhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
Web: www.sro.tas.gov.au
The principal residence land or primary production land concession may continue to apply for land that has been subject to fire, flood or a similar disaster.
From 1 July 2013, where a property has either a principal residence land or primary production land classification and is affected by a natural disaster (the land is not suitable to be occupied as principal residence land or utilised as primary production land), the property will, in certain circumstances, continue to receive either the principal residence land or primary production land classification for up to two financial years following the disaster.
Detailed and specific conditions apply to this concession.
Department of Treasury and Finance
Phone: 6166 4400 or 1800 001 388
Email: taxhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
Web: www.sro.tas.gov.au
The principal residence land concession may continue to apply for one further financial year following the death of an owner of a property.
From 1 July 2017, where a property has a principal residence land classification and the owner (who was residing at the property) dies, the property will, in certain circumstances, continue to receive the principal residence land classification for the financial year following the death.
Detailed and specific conditions apply to this concession.
Department of Treasury and Finance
Phone: 6166 4400 or 1800 001 388
Email: taxhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
Web: www.sro.tas.gov.au
A 50 percent duty concession for first home buyers of established homes is available where the property transfer completes between:
Specific conditions apply to the concession.
For more information:
Department of Treasury and Finance:
Phone: 6166 4400 or 1800 001 388
Email: dutyhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
Web: www.sro.tas.gov.au
A 50 per cent duty concession for eligible pensioners who sell their existing home and downsize to a new home is available where the property either:
Specific conditions apply to this concession which is only available for their principal place of residence.
Department of Treasury and Finance
Phone: 6166 4400 or 1800 001 388
Email: dutyhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
Web: www.sro.tas.gov.au
A land tax concession may be available for land adjoining principal residence land (as at 1 July each year):
Detailed and specific conditions apply to this concession.
Department of Treasury and Finance
Phone: 6166 4400 or 1800 001 388
Email: taxhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
Web:www.sro.tas.gov.au
An exemption for land tax is available for properties where short-term accommodation is converted to long-term rental.
The exemption is available for one year for properties where each dwelling on the land is converted from short-term accommodation to long-term rental.
Detailed and specific conditions apply to this exemption.
Department of Treasury and Finance
Phone: 6166 4400 or 1800 001 388
Email: taxhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
Web: www.sro.tas.gov.au
A land tax concession may be available for land (as at 1 July each year) that is used substantially for the business of primary production.
For more information:
Department of Treasury and Finance
Phone: 6166 4400 or 1800 001 388
Email: taxhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
Web: www.sro.tas.gov.au
An exemption for land tax is available for properties where new dwellings are made available for long-term rental.
The exemption is available for three years for properties where each dwelling on the land is a new dwelling and is used for long-term rental.
Detailed and specific conditions apply to this exemption.
Department of Treasury and Finance
Phone: 6166 4400 or 1800 001 388
Email: taxhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
Web: www.sro.tas.gov.au
An exemption from duty on the transfer of property from one de facto to another, or to a child of the de facto relationship, is available to either:
For more information:
Department of Treasury and Finance
Phone: 6166 4400 or 1800 001 388
Email: dutyhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
Web: www.sro.tas.gov.au