Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Stamp duty 3May 23, 2009 6:54 pm Stamp duty only applies to the transfer of land. So if you already own the property, there's nothing to pay. Except permit costs and a lot of $$ to your builder. Re: Stamp duty 4May 23, 2009 8:34 pm obviously if you live in hong kong, I'm assuming this is an investment property which you probably rent out. In any case, you need to check with your accountant about land tax. If your investment properties in Aus are over a certain value (I think from memory QLD is over $600,000, whereas in Vic, it's only $250,000) then you get slugged with an annual land tax bill. check it out with your accountant, just to be sure. Cheers, annie A thankful person is a happy person. [/color]My hobby design blog: http://aviewondesign.blogspot.com/ |