556 | The Fight Club of Property Investing: The Hidden Land Tax Rules Costing Investors Thousands - Chat with Vishal Sharma

Let’s be honest... no one gets excited about land tax or transfer duty. 🫣 

But these are the hidden costs that can devastatingly derail your well-planned financial freedom, especially if you don’t know what structures you’re buying in, or how the rules change across different states. 

That’s why we’ve brought in Vishal Sharma! 

With over 20 years of experience across all levels of government, and more than a decade at Revenue NSW, he specialises in land tax, bringing deep expertise across the full spectrum of taxes and grants administered by the department.  

From land tax traps in trusts and companies, to foreign owner surcharges, first home buyer support, and the surprising exemptions most people miss, we’re covering the essentials of land tax in 2025.

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Chapters

• 0:00 556 | The Fight Club of Property Investing: The Hidden Land Tax Rules Costing Investors Thousands
• 1:59 Moorr’s New MyPROPERTY Dashboard (19K+ users, 34K+ properties!)
• 4:07 Mindset Minute: The Midlife Squeeze — Why Your 40s Feel So Hard (And What To Do About It)
• 7:23 Welcome Vish Sharma! Why Does Land Tax Catch Investors Out?
• 11:23 Vish’s Money Story: Blue-Collar Work, the Broken House & the Saver Mindset
• 17:11 From Entry-Level to Senior Advisor at Revenue NSW
• 20:18 Land Tax Explained: Thresholds, Traps & 3-Year Averaging
• 26:43 Land Value According to Who?
• 27:51 2025 NSW Rates & Thresholds
• 31:27 Transfer Duty (aka Stamp Duty) Explained: When, How Much & Who Pays
• 33:08 Structuring Pitfalls: Trusts, Companies, and Threshold Triggers
• 42:02 Dual Occupancy: Exemptions, Absences & Use Cases
• 49:53 Changing Beneficiaries & Transfer Duty
• 51:52 3-Month Payment Rule & Case Studies
• 55:25 FHB Exemptions You Might Be Missing
• 57:21 What If You (or Your Spouse) Owned an Investment Property Before?
• 59:49 12-Month Residence Rule & Living Requirements
• 1:00:44 First Home Buyer Scheme: Effectiveness & Equity Partner Rules
• 1:01:42 Tools, Calculators & Where to Learn More
• 1:02:35 Disputing Land Tax Valuations in NSW
• 1:03:59 Commercial Property Land Tax: Can You Pass It On to Tenants?
• 1:05:36 Thank You, Vish & Final Takeaways
• 1:06:47 Life by Design Hack: Success Leaves Clues
• 1:07:49 WMPN: Can You Still Buy Under $500K in a Capital City?