Further Extension of COVID-19 rent relief to 28 March 2021

The Victorian Government confirmed on 22 December 2020 that the rent relief period under the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 (Act) and the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) (Commercial Leases and Licences) Regulations 2020 (Regulations) are extended up until 28 March 2021. There has been no substantive change to the [...]

2021-01-20T10:18:54+11:00January 20th, 2021|Categories: Property|Tags: , |

State Taxation Series: Issue #10 – Congestion Levy – Further tax relief

The State Revenue Office of Victoria has announced various tax relief measures this year, ranging from a waiver of liquor licence fees, duty concessions for commercial or industrial properties in regional Victoria, deferral of land tax and a full waiver of payroll tax. These tax relief measures have been outlined [...]

2020-10-22T14:39:46+11:00October 22nd, 2020|Categories: Taxation|Tags: , |

LIV State Taxes Committee Appointment – Thomas Abraham

We are pleased to note that Thomas Abraham of our firm has recently been appointed into the Law Institute of Victoria’s State Taxes Committee. Thomas looks forward to further involvement in discussing law and policy related to the administration of taxes by the State Revenue Office (“SRO”). Prior to commencing at [...]

2020-10-15T15:30:09+11:00October 15th, 2020|Categories: Taxation, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , |

Pointon Partners Important Property Law Changes Webinar

Thank you to those who joined the webinar yesterday, it was a successful session! The webinar was presented by David, Michael and Thomas. The following topics were covered: The Victorian Government extends COVID commercial premises rent relief scheme - what you need to know whether as a landlord or tenant; [...]

2020-10-15T11:11:17+11:00October 15th, 2020|Categories: Property|Tags: , , |

Land Tax Update: Further pandemic land tax relief for landlords and landowners

You will note that our recently published Issue 9 of the State Taxation Series looked into land tax relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shortly after Issue 9 was published, the Victorian Government announced further land tax relief for landlords on 20 August 2020 as part of its extension of the [...]

2020-08-21T12:26:36+10:00August 21st, 2020|Categories: Taxation|Tags: , |

State Taxation Series: Issue #9 – Pandemic land tax relief for landlords and landowners

Issue 9 of our State Taxation Series looks into land tax relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, more particularly, land tax reduction and the deferral of land tax for the 2020 year. The Victorian government has implemented relief measures for land tax to support businesses and individuals during this trying period. [...]

2020-08-20T11:46:42+10:00August 20th, 2020|Categories: Taxation|Tags: , |

Spamming and the Spam Act

Many of us, have from time to time, received unsolicited emails or other messages from unknown sources, or businesses keen to advertise an event or product through content marketing. This would seem to have become even more rife during the COVID-19 period, as businesses have sought to expand their offerings and [...]

2020-06-25T14:00:33+10:00June 25th, 2020|Categories: Commercial, Intellectual Property|Tags: , |

State Taxation Series: Issue #8 – Stamp Duty Reforms – Should You Hold Your Breath?

In 1989, former Prime Minister Paul Keating boasted for being able to garner public support for difficult reforms when he pronounced: “I’ll guarantee if you walk into any pet shop in Australia, the resident galah will be talking about micro-economic policy.” Thirty years on, with the initial headwinds of the [...]

2020-09-03T15:07:22+10:00June 23rd, 2020|Categories: Taxation|Tags: , , , |

State Taxation Series: Issue #7 – New Victorian Government Tax Measures to Support Businesses through Victoria’s State of Emergency

The Victorian Government has recently announced new tax relief measures to support businesses through Victoria’s State of Emergency, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These tax relief measures announced by the Victorian Government are a welcome reprieve in the current climate. Payroll tax All businesses that are liable for payroll [...]

2020-09-03T15:07:33+10:00March 26th, 2020|Categories: Taxation|Tags: , |

State Taxation Series: Issue #6 – Foreign Purchaser Additional Duty: Milestone Changes from 1 March 2020

The foreign purchaser additional duty (“FPAD”) provisions were introduced in Victoria with effect from 1 July 2015. The additional duty provisions for foreign purchasers were incorporated in section 28A of the Duties Act 2000 (Vic) (“the Act”) A foreign purchaser is either a foreign natural person, corporation or the trustee [...]

2020-02-25T14:36:17+11:00February 25th, 2020|Categories: Taxation|Tags: , |
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