Small Business Payroll Tax Rebate

Issued 21 Jun 2016

The Government has announced that the South Australian Small Business Payroll Tax Rebate, introduced in the 2013-14 State Budget, will be extended for an additional four years as part of the 2016-17 State Budget.

Further information on the extension of the rebate is provided in Revenue Ruling PTASA002[V3].

Stamp Duty Off-the-Plan Apartments

Issued 21 Jun 2016

The stamp duty concession for off-the-plan apartments has been extended for one year and expanded to include, from 20 June 2016, apartments located anywhere in South Australia.

Further information on the expansion of the concession is provided in Information Circular 89.

Payroll Tax Annual Reconciliation Webinars

Issued 19 May 2016

Free payroll tax annual reconciliation educational webinars will be conducted in June and July 2016 for employers with payroll tax obligations.

In this webinar we will provide you with some pointers to assist you in completing the annual reconciliation process in RevNet. We will also provide you with an opportunity to ask questions during the webinar. The webinar will run for approximately 1.5 hours (1 hour presentation and 15-30 mins for questions and answers).

To register please visit the Educational Webinars page.

Industry Information Sessions

Issued 13 Apr 2016

The Lands Titles Office, together with RevenueSA, the Law Society of South Australia, the Australian Institute of Conveyancers (South Australia), and PEXA Ltd, will be holding three joint Industry Information Sessions in the lead up to the introduction of the new conveyancing requirements and Electronic Conveyancing.

See Land Services' Customer Information Bulletin for full details and registration links.

Educational Webinars

Issued 15 Mar 2016

Join us in April and May for one or more land tax, stamp duty or payroll tax webinars.

Topics include:

• Land Tax - land held on trust
• Stamp Duty - transfers of non-residential, non-primary production real property (Qualifying Land)
• Stamp Duty - further trusts - Section 71(6)
• Payroll Tax - understanding the basics - what it is, how it works
• Payroll Tax - allowances, FBT, exemptions & rebates
• Payroll Tax - contractors
• Payroll Tax - groupings

Multiple dates are available, to register please visit the Educational Webinars page.

Stamp Duty Webinars

Issued 01 Mar 2016

Have you registered for one of our stamp duty webinars? Topics include:

• Transfers of non-residential, non-primary production real property (Qualifying Land)
• Prescribed Goods

Each webinar runs for approximately 30 minutes. To register, please visit the Taxpayer Information Sessions page.

Land Tax: Land Held on Trust

Issued 25 Feb 2016

Revenue Ruling LT004: Land Held on Trust has been released to clarify RevenueSA's interpretation and application of Section 13(3)(b) of the Land Tax Act 1936, primarily in respect to discretionary trusts, but equally applicable to fixed trusts, unit trusts, hybrid trusts and self-managed superannuation funds (and any combination of trusts(s)/fund(s) that have the same trustee).

Payroll Tax Webinars

Issued 27 Jan 2016

Are you newly registered for payroll tax or do you want to refresh your payroll tax knowledge? Why not register for one of the Harmonised Payroll Tax Webinars which are held on Tuesdays. There are four webinars in the series:

• Webinar 1 - Understanding the Basics - what it is, how it works
• Webinar 2 - Allowances, FBT, Exemptions and Rebates
• Webinar 3 - Contractors
• Webinar 4 - Groupings

Click here for further information and to register.

Email outage for Land Tax

Issued 20 Jan 2016

UPDATE: The problem with receiving Land Tax emails has now been resolved 27/1/2016

We are currently experiencing a problem receiving Land Tax emails sent to landtax@sa.gov.au. Please use the alternative email address of revsaesl@sa.gov.au until we advise here that the problem has been resolved.

Stamp Duty on Motor Vehicles

Issued 04 Jan 2016 

To provide guidance to motor vehicle dealers, the following Information Circulars have been released.

Information Circular 87: Stamp Duty on Motor Vehicles: Registration of Motor Vehicles - Dutiable Value and Exemptions

Information Circular 88: Stamp Duty on Heavy Vehicles: Registration of Motor Vehicles - Dutiable Value and Exemptions

The Information Circulars also provide information on RevenueSA's compliance audit activities and disclosure and payment information. Information Circular 88 also provides information on the heavy vehicle cap.

In addition, an updated form has been released for Licenced Motor Vehicle Dealers to voluntarily disclose when vehicles exceed the exemption periods.

Stamp Duty Webinars

Issued 17 Dec 2015

Join us in Feb/March for one or more of our free stamp duty webinars. Topics include:

• Further Trusts - Section 71(6)
• Transfers of non-residential, non-primary production real property (Qualifying Land)
• Conveyance by Direction
• Land Transfers to/from Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF)
• Prescribed Goods

Each webinar runs for approximately 30 minutes. There are a number of dates available, so you can choose a time that suits you and your business.

To register, please visit the Taxpayer Information Sessions page.

Payroll tax returns - December 2015

Issued 14 Dec 2015 

Please note the due date for the December 2015 payroll tax return has been extended from 7 January 2016 to 14 January 2016.

2015-16 Mid-Year Budget Review

Issued 07 Dec 2015

As part of the 2015-16 Mid-Year Budget Review, the Government announced that the commencement date for the first reduction of one-third of stamp duty on transfers of non-residential, non-primary production real property would be brought forward from 1 July 2016 to take effect from today, 7 December 2015.

Further information is available in Information Circular 86.

Stamp Duty Webinars

Issued 01 Dec 2015

Did you miss out on our recent stamp duty webinars?

Good news is we are presenting them again in February 2016.

To register, please visit the Taxpayer Information Sessions page.

2015 State Budget

Issued 26 Nov 2015

The Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Budget 2015) Act 2015 which gives effect to measures announced by the Government in the State Budget on 18 June 2015 was today assented to by His Excellency the Governor.

For more details please see Information Circular 84

As stamp duty has been abolished on the transfer of non-realty property, these transactions are not required to be stamped or lodged with RevenueSA. This includes transactions such as a transfer of business, a transfer of a partnership interest and a transfer of unlisted shares.

2015 RevenueSA Taxpayer Survey

Issued 16 Nov 2015

The 2015 Taxpayer Survey has been released.

We would appreciate it if you would spend five to ten minutes to complete the survey. The survey will be open until close of business on Friday, 18 December 2015.

Your feedback is important to us. We appreciate your honest and constructive responses. Results from the survey will be published on our Internet site.

Please do not feel that you need to wait until our annual Taxpayer Survey to provide comments. We want to hear from you if, for any reason, you are dissatisfied with any services we provide you. We also want to hear your ideas on how we can improve our services. naturally we would also like you to let us know when our service exceeds your expectations, as we need to range of feedback to continually improve our services and develop new standards. Feedback can be provided at any time via our complaints and feedback page.

Stamp Duty Webinars

Issued 14 Oct 2015

Are you involved in the transfer of land to/from self managed superannuation funds?

Why not register for our upcoming stamp duty webinar. There are a couple of dates available, so you can choose a time that suits you and your business all from the comfort of your office.

To register please visit the Taxpayer Information Sessions page.

Off-the-Plan Apartment Transfer Registration Fees

Issued 17 Sep 2015 

The Register-General has released a LTO Notice to Lodging Parties which includes information relating to off-the-plan apartment transfer registration fees.

The LTO fee calculator for the RevNet document type Concessions/Rebates - Off-the-Plan - Conveyance of Land has been amended to conform with the LTO notice.

Important Message

Issued 04 Sep 2015

RevenueSA has identified that some land tax instalment advices for the 2014-15 financial year have been issued with a due date of less than the normally allowed 30 days for payment.

RevenueSA is taking steps to ensure that no unnecessary recovery action is taken against these owners in this instance.

If you have already received a land tax instalment advice which allows less than 30 days for payment and you wish to seek an extension to pay, please contact RevenueSA on (08) 8204 9870 to arrange an extension of the due date if required.

New Commissioner of State Taxation

Issued 31 Aug 2015

After 27 years as the Commissioner of State Taxation, Mike Walker retired on Friday, 28 August 2015.

Graeme Jackson commences today as the new Commissioner of State Taxation.

RevenueSA wishes Mike all the best for his retirement.

Stamp Duty Webinars

Issued 22 Jul 2015

Free stamp duty taxpayer information webinars will be presented by RevenueSA in August and September on the topics Conveyance by Direction and Further Trusts - Section 71(6).

A number of dates are available for the webinars, so you can chose a time that suits you and your business all from the comfort of your office.

To register please visit the Taxpayer Information Sessions page.

Revenue Publications Released

Issued 08 Jul 2015 

The 2015-16 Payroll Tax Guide to Legislation has been released, along with Information Circular 83 which advises the payroll tax rate and threshold for 2015-16 and the motor vehicle and accommodation allowance rates.

Revenue Publications Released

Issued 01 Jul 2015 

The 2015-16 Land Tax Guide to Legislation is now available. In addition three Information Circulars have been released.

Information Circular 80 advises the interest rate applied to tax defaults or refunds for 2015-16.

Information Circulars 81 and 82 provide a summary of changes for land tax and the emergency services levy.