Stamp duty
NSW calls on other states to back recession-busting GST plan
Tax reform could help the economy out of the coronavirus recession, but a plan from NSW will need support from other states and financial support from Canberra.
- by Shane Wright and Jennifer Duke
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Opinion
Property market
Universal land tax proposal has serious flaws
Replacing of stamp duty with the new tax would be a blow to retirees, who are already facing record-low interest rates.
- by Noel Whittaker
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Tax reform
Payroll tax, stamp duty reform hopes dashed by federal government
One senior MP said there was no appetite for change, particularly to payroll tax, with state budgets already under strain.
- by Shane Wright and Jennifer Duke
Tax reform
Defying the 'resident galah': Pallas won't ruffle feathers on tax reform
Proposals to scrap stamp duty may read like a Mills & Boon romance, but the move could inflict 'major trauma' on Victorian home owners, the Treasurer says.
- by Noel Towell
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Coronavirus pandemic
Post-pandemic tax reform is on the agenda. How could it affect you?
Stamp duty has emerged as most ripe for reform as governments consider how to improve the tax system after COVID-19. Why is it so controversial?
- by Jessica Irvine
Bushfires
$15 million relief for NSW bushfire victims who lost their homes
Bushfire victims who lost their homes will be given stamp duty exemptions if they choose to buy a replacement property.
- by Alexandra Smith
Editorial
Editorial
Time to replace stamp duty with a fairer land tax
Stamp duty on home purchases continues to be a major cash cow for the NSW government. But a land tax, which exempts existing homeowners, would be more equitable.
- The Herald's View
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Tax reform
'It’s just a bad tax': former Treasury heads unite to slam stamp duty
Two former Treasury Secretaries will on Monday advocate abolishing stamp duty in favour of a broad-based land tax exempting farmers and existing homeowners.
- by Jessica Irvine