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    South Australia state taxes

    South Australia is the only state to have fully abolished stamp duty on non-residential property transfers — a structural simplification eastern states have not matched. FHB stamp-duty relief covers new homes in full, and the Emergency Services Levy sits alongside land tax.

    Land transfer (stamp) duty — non-residential abolition + FHB relief

    Stamp duty on non-residential and non-primary-production land transfers was progressively abolished and is now fully removed. Residential transactions still attract duty under the standard schedule.

    FHB stamp duty relief provides a full exemption for first-home buyers purchasing new homes — a meaningful structural concession alongside the federal First Home Owner Grant.

    Land tax — single holding, aggregation, trust surcharge

    SA aggregates land holdings across an owner's portfolio for land-tax purposes, with separate trust surcharge rates where beneficiaries are not nominated. Designated beneficiaries can reduce the trust surcharge.

    Emergency Services Levy (ESL)

    ESL is billed annually on land in addition to land tax and council rates. It funds emergency services state-wide.

    Foreign Ownership Surcharge

    A 7% surcharge applies on residential transactions involving foreign persons. Administered by RevenueSA on top of standard transfer duty.

    Payroll tax

    Threshold $1.5m, rate 4.95%. Deduction taper applies as wages climb past the threshold, fully phased out by ~$1.7m grouped Australian wages.

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