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Queensland land tax is levied on:

Correct Answer

A) The total taxable land value of an owner's holdings, excluding their home

Queensland land tax is assessed annually on the total taxable value of freehold land owned by a person or entity as at midnight on 30 June. The owner's principal place of residence is exempt, as are certain other categories of land.

Answer Options
A
The total taxable land value of an owner's holdings, excluding their home
B
Every residential property, including the land under the owner's own home
C
Commercial and industrial land only, with all residential land exempt
D
Vacant land held for development, but not land that has a building on it

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Queensland land tax is assessed each year on the total taxable value of the freehold land an owner holds at midnight on 30 June, above a threshold. The owner's principal place of residence and some other land, such as eligible primary production land, are exempt.

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