TAX ALERT - New Vacant Residential Land Tax applies to homes in the Melbourne metropolitan area from 1 January 2018.
Introduction: From 1 January 2018 a new vacant residential land tax (VRLT) applies to homes in inner and middle Melbourne that were vacant for more than six months in the preceding calendar year. This is a new Victorian tax and is different to land tax, the absentee owner surcharge and the federal annual vacancy charge.
If you own a property that was unoccupied for more than six months during 2017, you must notify the State Revenue Office (SR) about the property through the SRO online portal by 15 January 2018.