COVID-19 land tax relief

COVID-19 land tax relief

Applications for the NSW Government’s land tax relief have been extended and now close on 31 May 2021.

If you’re a  commercial or residential  landlord who has reduced  your tenants’ rent due to COVID-19, you may be eligible for the NSW Government’s land tax relief.

Relief is available to landlords:

  • whose tenants can prove financial distress due to COVID-19, and
  • who have reduced their tenants’ rent for any period between:
    • 1 April 2020 and 30 September 2020
    • 1 October 2020 and 31 December 2020, and/or
    • 1 January 2021 and 28 March 2021.

If eligible, the  relief available may:

  • reduce up to 50% of  your  2020 land tax liability
  • reduce up to 25% of your 2021 land tax liability
  • be paid to you as a refund if you’ve already paid your land tax
  • reduce the amount of land tax payable if you have not yet completed payment.

Applications close on 31 May 2021.

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