Real Estate & Mortgage
Australia Foreign Owner Land Tax Surcharge
Estimate the annual land tax surcharge a foreign owner pays on Australian residential land.
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Annual foreign owner surcharge
14,000
Base land tax
4,500
Total land tax payable
18,500
Surcharge rate applied
2%
Surcharge rates and thresholds vary by Australian state — check the relevant state revenue office.
Formula and working
Surcharge = Unimproved (site) land value × Surcharge rate
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Collect the inputs
Unimproved land value = 700,000; Foreign owner surcharge rate = 2 %; Base land tax (before surcharge) = 4,500
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Apply the formula
Surcharge = Unimproved (site) land value × Surcharge rate
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Result
Annual foreign owner surcharge = 14,000
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