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State Budget Updates

The 2018-19 South Australian State Budget, handed down on 4 September 2018, contained a number of state revenue measures.

The legislative amendments to implement these state revenue measures are contained in the Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Budget Measures) Act 2018 which was assented to on 22 November 2018.

Third Party Reporting

Amendments to the Taxation Administration Act 1996 and the Stamp Duties Act 1923 to facilitate RevenueSA collecting additional data, relating to real property transfers, on behalf of the Australian Government for foreign ownership and taxation reporting purposes. These amendments will come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Payroll Tax

Amendments to the Payroll Tax Act 2009 to:

  • remedy deficiencies in the owner-driver exemption within the contractor provisions; and
  • reflect changes to the income tax legislation relating to motor vehicle allowances for the purpose of determining the exempt component of a motor vehicle allowance paid to an employee.

Stamp Duty

Amendments to the Stamp Duties Act 1923 to:

  • expand the current stamp duty exemption for family farm transfers to include transfers involving companies limited to the family group; and
  • introduce a stamp duty exemption for multi-peril crop insurance policies from 1 January 2018.

Land Tax

Amendments to the Land Tax Act 1936 to:

  • increase the tax-free threshold to $450 000 from the 2020-21 financial year (land tax calculated on 30 June 2020); and
  • reduce the tax rate for land holdings valued between $1 000 000 and $5 000 000.

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