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Duty relief for first home buyers of established homes based on the date of the transfer is available.

• A duty concession applies between 7 February 2018 to 17 February 2024 inclusive.
• A duty exemption applies between 18 February 2024 to 30 June 2026 inclusive.

A - Duty concession between: 7 February 2018 to 17 February 2024 inclusive:
This concession provides a 50 per cent discount on property transfer duty for first home buyers of established homes, which have a dutiable value of: $400 000 or less for purchases of established homes that settle (i.e. transfers that complete) between 7 February 2018 and 15 March 2021 inclusive; or $500 000 or less for purchases of established homes that settle (i.e. transfers that complete) between 16 March 2021 and 31 December 2021 inclusive; or $600 000 or less for purchases of established homes that settle (i.e. transfers that complete) between 1 January 2022 and 17 February 2024 inclusive.

B - Duty exemption between 18 February 2024 to 30 June 2026 inclusive: The exemption provides an exemption from property transfer duty for first home buyers of established homes which have a dutiable value of $750 000 or less which settle (i.e. transfers that complete) between 18 February 2024 to 30 June 2026.

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

An exemption from duty on the transfer of property used for principally for primary production, is available when the property is transferred to a relative, to a certain trusts or companies involving relatives of the transferor.

Detailed and specific conditions apply to this 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

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.

Eligibility:

• Partners in a de facto relationship that has broken down.
• A child of the relationship is under the age of 18 years.

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

An exemption from duty on the transfer of matrimonial property from one spouse to another, or to a child of the marriage, is available.

Eligibility:

• Partners in a marriage that has broken down.
• A child of the relationship is under the age of 18 years.

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 100% exemption from duty on the transfer of a motor vehicle to a shareholder(s) on the winding-up or deregistration of a company is available in certain circumstances.

Detailed and specific conditions apply to this exemption.

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 100% exemption from duty on the transfer of a motor vehicle from one person to another is available.

Eligibility

Available to people involved in a:

• Marriage that is dissolved or annulled.
• A breakdown of a de facto relationship.
• A breakdown of a personal relationship.

Detailed and specific conditions apply to this exemption.

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 100% exemption from duty on the transfer of a motor vehicle to a beneficiary of a deceased estate is available to

Eligibility:

• The surviving owner or registered operator if the vehicle was jointly owned by the registered operators and one of the joint owners is deceased.
• A person the vehicle is bequeathed to under a deceased person’s Will.
• A person entitled to it as a beneficiary under the Intestacy Act 2010.

Detailed and specific conditions apply to this exemption.

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

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, unmarried and carer relationships) is available.

• Partners in a personal relationship that has broken down.
• A child, of the partners, under the age of 18 years.

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

An exemption from duty on the transfer of property into joint names is available.

Eligibility:

• Partners in a marriage or personal relationship (significant and carer relationships).

The parties to the transfer must reside at the property as their principal place of residence.

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 100% exemption from duty on vehicle registration applications and transfers is available.

Eligibility:

• Hold a DVA Veteran Gold Card printed with TPI.
• Are members of the Transport Access Scheme (for people with a severe disability).

Note: This concession only applies to one vehicle registered in the name of the eligible person. The gross vehicle mass must not be over 4.5 tonnes.

If you currently own a vehicle that receives a motor tax (100% exemption) and are looking to purchase a new vehicle, you will need to dispose of your existing vehicle or transfer it from the concession holder's name before the purchase of the new vehicle.

For more information:

Department of State Growth
Phone: 1300 135 513
Email: vru@stategrowth.tas.gov.au
Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au

A land tax concession may be available for land adjoining principal residence land (as at 1 July each year):

• Where an owner holds two properties on separate titles that adjoin each other, and one of those properties is the owner’s principal residence land, the second property may also qualify for a principal residence land concession.

Detailed and specific conditions apply to this concession.

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

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

A land tax concession may be available for land (as at 1 July each year).

• On which a dwelling exists.
• Where the owner (who has at least a 50 percent interest in the land) resides as their principal place of residence.

A rebate on land tax may be available on land on which a dwelling is built as the principal place of residence of the owner during the year.

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

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.

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 used 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.

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

The principal residence land concession may continue to apply for one further financial year following the death of an owner of a property.

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.

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

A 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.

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 to pensioners who partially use their principal residence land or primary production land for other purposes.

Detailed and specific conditions apply to this concession.

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.

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 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.

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

The 100% exemption on motor tax (which is included in motor vehicle registration) is available for a vehicle with a gross vehicle mass not over 4.5 tonnes.

Note: This exemption only applies to one vehicle registered in the name of the eligible person.

The exemption is available to people who:

• Hold a DVA Veteran Gold Card printed with TPI.
• Are members of the Transport Access Scheme (for people with a severe disability).

For more information:

Department of State Growth
Phone: 1300 135 513
Email: vru@stategrowth.tas.gov.au
Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au

The 40% rebate on motor tax (which is included in motor vehicle registration) is available for:

• goods carrying vehicles (such as utes and vans), not used for any trade or business purposes, with a gross vehicle mass not over 4.5 tonnes.

Eligibility:

The rebate is available to people who hold one of the following:

• An eligible concession card.
• Eligible asylum seekers.

Note: This concession only applies to one vehicle registered in the name of the eligible person.

For more information:

Department of State Growth
Phone: 1300 135 513
Email: vru@stategrowth.tas.gov.au
Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au

A concession of $58 on MAIB third party insurance premiums is available for motor vehicles (other than motorcycles) not over 4.5 tonnes (applies to one vehicle registered in the name of the eligible person).

Eligibility:

• An eligible concession card.
• A member of the Transport Access Scheme (for people with a severe disability).
• Eligible asylum seekers.

Note: The concession only applies to one vehicle registered in the name of the eligible person.

For more information:

Department of State Growth
Phone: 1300 135 513
Email: vru@stategrowth.tas.gov.au
Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au

A 50% concession on the cost of taxi travel is available to people:

• With a permanent disability that severely affects physical mobility and who have been assessed as meeting eligibility criteria for membership of the Transport Access Scheme and hold a valid concession status.

A maximum subsidy of $25 per single journey applies.

Completion of a Transport Access Scheme membership application form, including a medical component to be completed by a medical practitioner.

For more information:

Department of State Growth
Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au

A 60% concession on the cost of taxi travel is available to people:

With a permanent disability that severely affects physical mobility.
Who are wheelchair reliant and have been assessed as meeting eligibility criteria for membership of the Transport Access Scheme.

A maximum subsidy of $30 per single journey applies.

Completion of a Transport Access Scheme membership application form, including a medical component to be completed by a medical practitioner.

For more information:

Department of State Growth
Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au

The discounts shown are based on a 12-month payment period. Discounts on vehicle registration fees are available for:

• Motor vehicles (other than motorcycles) not over 4.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass ($60.20)
• Trailers (including caravans).
• Motorcycles ($55.07).

Eligibility:

• An eligible concession card.
• Members of the Transport Access Scheme (for people with a severe disability).
• Eligible asylum seekers.

Note: This concession only applies to one vehicle of each type (i.e. one car, one motorcycle, one trailer, one caravan) registered in the name of the eligible person. This concession applies to registration fees, road safety and fire levies.

For more information:

Department of State Growth
Phone: 1300 135 513
Email: vru@stategrowth.tas.gov.au
Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au