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Category: Conveyancing & Property Law
Land tax liability when property is held in a trust
If property is held in a trust, then depending on the type of trust, there are different rules and requirements in respect of how land tax is treated.
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Do you need a property co-ownership agreement?
With the rising cost of housing, particularly in Sydney, situations of co-ownership of property between multiple persons are becoming more common. In this article, we look at seven scenarios where having a co-ownership agreement in place could be beneficial.
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Who pays land tax and how is it calculated?
Many people have received correspondence from Revenue NSW with an invoice for multiples years of land tax because they did not know they were liable for land tax and had not registered. Find out if you have to pay and how much you might have to pay.
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Tax changes for Discretionary Trusts after 31 December 2020
If your Discretionary Trust holds or acquires residential land in NSW after 31 December 2020 then your trust will be liable to surcharge duty and surcharge land tax if you do not amend your Trust Deed before 31 December 2020.
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Is land tax to replace stamp duty in NSW?
It is very interesting to hear that the New South Wales State government is considering the abolition of stamp duty. What might this look like and will it actually happen?
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Electronic Funds Transfer warning - everything is not always as it seems
A recent (2020) New South Wales Supreme Court decision in Deligiannidou v Sundarjee [2020] NSWSC 437 is a cautionary tale for anyone sending money electronically, particularly large sums of money in property transactions.
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Signing legal documents via videoconference
Having personally been in practice for 40 years and having been pedantic in our policy of how legal documents are properly signed and witnessed, we are now able to use technology to be able to remotely witness you signing documents.
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What is independent legal advice and why do I need it?
You are just getting a loan from your bank for your business and the banking officer tells you that you need to provide an independent legal advice certificate. What now?
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