If you have received your Land Tax Assessment and it shows information that is wrong, please lodge a land tax query through our online form. This will help us manage incoming queries and respond to you as soon as possible.
Updating your information in the RevenueSA Online Land Tax Portal will not automatically amend your Assessment for 2020-21.
If you need help from your representative (for example, your solicitor or accountant) to complete your land holding declaration, we recommend you speak to them first. Your representative can register for RevenueSA Online, verify your Registration ID and complete the declaration on your behalf.
If you have questions, please email us at landtaxreform@sa.gov.au and our team will get back to you.
Please see the land tax changes page see what changes apply to you.
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Only some property owners will see an increase in their land tax liability. Many will see a reduction in their land tax, and some will not be affected at all.
Those who do see an increase may be eligible to apply for transitional relief. Application details will be available when Notices of Assessment are issued (between October and November 2020).
Please see the land tax changes page see what changes apply to you.
You can also find details about land tax exemptions and how to apply on our land tax exemptions, waivers and relief page.
Land tax calculators are available which you can use to provide you with an estimate of your 2020-21 land tax.
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Generally your principal place of residence is exempt from land tax.
If the site value (unimproved land value) of your home has always been below the tax free threshold ($450 000 for 2020-21) you would not have been liable for land tax and an exemption may not have been applied.
With the introduction from the 2020-21 financial year of new provisions for land held on trust, we need to identify any land that is held on trust. Land held on trust is taxed at a higher rate of land tax when the site value is above the tax free threshold ($25 000 for 2020-21). This is why you have received a letter.
Please see our land tax exemption page for details on the principal place of residence exemption and how to apply.
You are also asked to complete your land holding declaration, indicating that you own the land.
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Letters have been sent to each individual owner (i.e. partners who own land together will each receive a letter).
All owners are being asked to review and confirm their land holdings, which can include land they own individually or with other parties.
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Letters have been sent to each individual owner (i.e. partners who own land together will each receive a letter).
The letters to the joint owners may not have been sent out at the same time, and letters are still being sent to owners. If you have not received a letter by 30 June 2020 please email us at landtaxreform@sa.gov.au.
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While you may not have any physical land, your apartment is built upon land and a site value is determined for each apartment by the Valuer-General. You are seen as an owner of land for land tax purposes, which is why a letter has been sent to you.
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As the owner of the unit/townhouse etc., you are seen as the owner for land tax purposes, which is why you have received the letter.
A site value is determined by the Valuer-General for each unit/townhouse etc., which is used to assess land tax and if your unit/townhouse is owned under:
As the holder of a shack site lease, you are seen as the owner for land tax purposes, which is why you have received the letter.
The lessee (holder of the lease) has been recognised as the owner for land tax purposes since 1989. This means your shack site may be assessed along with any other property they own for land tax.
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No existing exemptions have been removed.
If your land is already exempt from land tax, as your principal place of residence, your exemption will continue and the land will not be liable for land tax. However it will still appear in your land holding declaration.
If one of the properties listed in your land holding declaration is your home and you do not currently have a principal place of residence exemption in place, please see our land tax exemption for details on the principal place of residence exemption and how to apply.
You will still need to complete your land holding declaration.
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No existing exemptions have been removed.
If your land is already exempt from land tax, as it is used for primary production, your exemption will continue and the land will not be liable for land tax. However it will still appear in your land holding declaration.
If one of the properties listed in your land holding declaration is used for the business of primary production and you do not currently have an exemption in place, please see our land tax exemption for details on exemptions and how to apply.
You will still need to complete your land holding declaration.
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No existing exemptions have been removed.
If your land is already exempt from land tax, maybe as it is your principal place of residence or it is used for primary production, your exemption will continue and the land will not be liable for land tax. However it will still appear in your land holding declaration.
Please see our land tax exemption for details on exemptions and how to apply.
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If you hold land on trust you must advise RevenueSA of this when completing your land holding declaration and you will also need to include supporting documentation (e.g. Deed of Trust, evidence land was purchased on behalf of the trust).
Please see our Trusts page for more information
Please note: if you hold land on trust you need to complete the declaration before 31 July 2020.
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For details on what you need to do and assistance on using RevenueSA Online see our RevenueSA Online Land Tax page.
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No, submitted declarations do not need to printed and posted to RevenueSA.
If you wish to view submitted declarations please log into RevenueSA Online and select 'Land Holding Declaration History' from the left menu.
The ‘land holding declaration history’ screen will display a link/s to a PDF version/s of submitted land holding declarations (including a submitted date). If required you can choose to save or print the PDF.
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You can complete multiple declarations under the same RevenueSA Online user access, for example as a representative of multiple taxpayer, or for family members.
To add further registration ID’s please:
Note: Once each Registration ID is registered you will need to select the briefcase icon in the right corner and select the client you wish to view. (If three horizontal lines appear in the top right corner instead, select this and then you will be able you see the briefcase icon).
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We are aware that there is an issue with editing your details on the Registration verification screen and we are currently addressing the problem.
Please continue completing your declaration and ensure that your details are correct on the Contact Details screen towards the end of your declaration.
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To open a land holding declaration which you have commenced but not submitted, select ‘land holding declaration’ from the menu on the left. Or click on the ‘open button’ on the Taxpayer Land Holding Home page.
To view submitted land holding declarations, select ‘land holding declaration history’ from the menu on the left.
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Yes. You will need to choose Land Holding Declaration from the left hand, select the ‘create new’ button and then follow through the screens which will be pre populated with details previously provided, updating any sections required.
Once you have navigated through the Land Holding Declaration you can resubmit this declaration.
RevenueSA will look at the latest Land Holding Declaration you have completed.
On the Land Holding Declaration History screen you will see a list of PDFs of your declaration history.
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To view submitted Land Holding declarations select 'Land Holding Declaration History' from the left menu.
The ‘land holding declaration history’ screen will display a link/s to a PDF version/s of submitted land holding declarations (including a submitted date). If required you can choose to save or print the PDF.
Land holding declarations that have been submitted in RevenueSA Online do not need to printed and posted to RevenueSA.
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See the User Help: Supporting Documentation for instructions on how to upload supporting documentation. You can also access this User Help from the ‘Help’ button in RevenueSA Online.
Please Note: There is a maximum file size of 10 MB for each document you upload.
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You are encouraged to complete your land holding declaration through RevenueSA Online.
If you have a family member or friend that you are comfortable with sharing your land ownership details with, you can have someone assist you with completing your land holding declaration.
Your lawyer or accountant may also be able to help you.
If you don’t have anyone who can help you, please complete a manual land holding declaration or contact us on 8226 3750 (select option 2, then option 3) to discuss alternative arrangements.
