Land tax minimisation (or elimination) strategies

Land tax is levied on the value of an investor’s landholdings on 31 December each year. It is an insidious tax as any land tax is relatively small when you initially purchase an investment property but typically increases each year. As such, the problem is that it can become quite costly by the time you reach retirement – a time when it’s preferrable to pay less tax, not more. There may be several opportunities to minimise land tax which are discussed in this blog. Land value is a vital attri...