News and updates

The SRO is preparing to recommence issuing land tax instalment notices to customers by 31 August 2017.

The digital duties form is mandatory for all land transfer contracts entered into on or after 1 July 2017 and, where there is no contract, for all transfers of land from 1 July.

The State Revenue Office (SRO) is investigating an error made by a private printing company, which resulted in an estimated 4400 overdue notices being sent to the wrong recipients last week.

The following paper-based congestion levy forms have been replaced with online SmartForms:

The State Taxation Acts Amendment Act 2017 received Royal Assent on 27 June 2017 and introduces changes to various Acts.

The SRO's digital duties form is now live and ready for use.

We have a number of resources available to help you understand the process of completing and submitting the form. They are:

As part of the SRO’s efforts to save customers time, the following paper-based payroll tax forms have been replaced with online SmartForms:

As part of the SRO’s efforts to cut red tape and help customers save time, we will soon be launching an all-in-one digital duties form.

The Victorian Budget 2017-18 includes a number of measures that impact legislation administered by the SRO.

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Illegal phoenix activity is when a new company is created to continue the business of a company that has been deliberately liquidated to avoid paying its debts, including taxes, creditors and employee entitlements.