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Australia: Guidelines on foreign stamp duty surcharge in Queensland

By | October 13, 2016

Foreign stamp duty surcharge The Queensland Commissioner of State Revenue (the Commissioner) has recently released three Guidelines to assist taxpayers in determining when the new Additional Foreign Acquirer Duty (AFAD) rules under the Queensland Duties Act will apply. Under the rules, from 1 October 2016, an additional 3 percent stamp duty surcharge will apply to certain… Read More »