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Let's talk antitrust: Discussing recent cases and emerging competition issues
Recent cases and judgments have shone a light on some emerging themes and trends that companies will want to consider as part of their risk management framework.
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Global | Publication | June 2018
The Queensland Government’s FY2018-19 budget was announced yesterday and it includes an increase to 2 property taxes.
The rate of land tax will be increased by 0.5 per cent for owners of land who have aggregated holdings with a taxable value above $10 million.
From the 2018-19 financial year onwards, an increased rate of 2.25 per cent for resident individuals and 2.5 per cent for companies, trustees and absentees will apply to the portion of an owner’s taxable landholding that exceeds $10 million. Currently the top land tax rate of 1.75 per cent and 2 per cent respectively applies to the portion of an owner’s taxable landholding that exceeds $5 million.
Since 2016 the Queensland Government has charged additional duty where a foreign person buys “AFAD residential land” under the Duties Act 2001.
Additional duty for foreign purchasers is also charged by the State Governments of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Western Australia is introducing a foreign owner duty surcharge from 1 January 2019.
For contracts signed today, the rate of AFAD in Queensland is 3 per cent. As suggested in the Queensland Government’s Mid-Year Fiscal and Economic Review released at the end of 2017, the Queensland Budget yesterday announced an increase in the rate of AFAD from 1 July to 7 per cent.
This brings the rate applied in Queensland in line with the other States, with Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia all charging 7 per cent and New South Wales charging 8 per cent.
The increased duty rate will apply to contracts formed on or after 1 July 2018 – it will not apply to a contract to acquire AFAD residential land executed before 1 July 2018, even if settlement occurs on or after that date.
As a result, buyers who will be assessed for AFAD and who wish to avoid the 4 per cent increase, should urgently consider signing any contracts for AFAD residential land before 1 July 2018.
Amendments last year to the Duties Act 2001 also mean that:
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