Stamp Duty

[kessian]

Realised the other day that i need to pay stamp duty on my car. My GTR is worth 49k and in WA the stamp duty is roughly 3400. My mate over east got it calculated at about 1400.

Why is stamp duty so expensive in WA, and does this figure seem right?

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

how much did your mate pay for his car?

stamp duty in qld is calculated at #.5% of the value, therefore you gotta pay $3.50 every $100 dollars you pay for the car.. WA prob has different rules regarding the stamp duty.. CAUSE THATS THE GOVT FOR YA

[gersfan]

WA Stamp duty isn't bad I believe, Around 3%.l It has them listed on a website somwehere, try google it perhaps.

[Johnny]

Stamp duty applies to most assets that undergo a change of ownership, its a tax taken by the government to fund our country (in theory)

Im not against stamp duty but i think the amounts we pay are ridiculuous, if in fact the stamp duty is higher in WA its probably because less assets are changing hands therefore the premium is higher.

a drug dealer will add cutters and fillers to his drugs to build up its mass after a major drug bust hurts his profits.

btw: its noones business how much u paid for the car hence just put 'skyline coupe' on the transfer form and say u paid 12,000 for it rather than 49

[kessian]

I cant, the invoice and transfer of the car is send from the import company.

If its a case of 3.5 for every 100, that would mean my stamp duty would be about 1700, yet its twice that, so is there any reason why the stamp duty in WA is this ridiculous?

[(B1) MR_fanny]

you should ring them up and ask for a break down as to how they go that figure

[kessian]

I ran them up and they quoted me 3400, i used the website and it quoted me 3145 or something like that. Just very annoying seen as though my car is now unregistered and sitting in the driveway until i save up the required money (which is going to take a while).

[gersfan]

I tried to look up some information, and by the looks of it when you go over the 40k threshold here in WA, things get a bit pricey.

On a $50 000 car the stamp duty in Queensland is $1 000, while in Western Australia the stamp duty is $3 250

Seems they have lowered the thresholds and increased the % here in WA while the other states are much cheaper. That's the government for you.

Edited July 4, 2008 by gersfan

[gazza750]

I ran them up and they quoted me 3400, i used the website and it quoted me 3145 or something like that. Just very annoying seen as though my car is now unregistered and sitting in the driveway until i save up the required money (which is going to take a while).

the difference in price is prolly the gst they illegaly add on to the stamp duty tax

but didnt your importer inform you of all associated costs when you went to seethemabout importing a car ?

also only pay 6 months rego that will make it easier on the hip pocket for a while

i know mine did

Edited July 4, 2008 by gazza750

[kessian]

Yeah i was given a spreadsheet regarding the costs. I thought i had checked it and thought it was payed, but i was wrong

[kessian]

My car was 49k so wouldn't fall into that category. Also, while we are on the subject, i want to talk about compliancing. I know pod filters are illegal unless correctly bracketed down and shielded (by ARC box will eliminate this problem).

I also know that if there are no speakers in the rear shelf, you must replace them with replacement speakers or get them properly covered. Is this correct?

Lastly, i have an exhaust with Jasma plates attached and its not too loud, should this be alright?

[Johnny]

My gtr lost the rear speakers during compliancing so i dont think they have to be in there.

the zorst should be alright as well.

i hope all goes alright, please keep us updated on how u do

[some_cs_student]

I also know that if there are no speakers in the rear shelf, you must replace them with replacement speakers or get them properly covered. Is this correct?

Hmm, in Vic for compliance they remove the speakers and put little child restraint brackets over where the speaker goes.

[kessian]

Yes that what i have in mine, i was going to remove them to put speakers in, now i won't. Just saving up the money for stamp duty then will do the little thigns (like getting custom hard pipes made up for the airbox).

[Duncan1]

did the new labour government tax for luxury cars affect the stamp duty for transfers?? anyone check this?

if anyone wants to know, if you buy a car over 50k in australia you must pay a luxury car tax of 33% over the old 25% during the howard years.

The LCT threshold is actually $57,180 excluding any stamps or rego costs..

Edited July 6, 2008 by Duncan1

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

lol can't afford stamp duty but already looking at mods for the car.. can tell your a skyline driver.. your addicted already.. lol

[kessian]

Yeah already bought quite a lot of parts before this came up aha