If you are accepting bookings for short stays in Victorian property, you may need to register for the short stay levy to lodge and
pay your returns. If you have already registered, no further action is required until lodgement and payment of your return is due.
To help you understand about the levy, the State Revenue Office (SRO) are holding a series of webinars which cover:
which properties the levy applies to and which properties are excluded
who pays the levy
how to calculate the levy
how to register
how to lodge a return and make a payment.
The webinars go for one hour and are free to attend.
Booking platforms, owners and tenants that collect booking fees of $75,000 or more per year must lodge and pay the levy quarterly.
Booking platforms, owners and tenants that collect booking fees less than $75,000 per year must lodge and pay annually.
If you are a booking platform, or you accept direct bookings for short stays in short stay accommodation, you must register
for the levy.
After you register, the SRO will provide resources to help you easily pay the right amount at the right time.
Join the State Revenue Office's property tax webinars and roadshow
The SRO have released their calendar of webinars and in-person roadshows. Each webinar will focus on a property tax to give you a
greater understanding of how it works and what you need to do.
You can also learn more about property taxes at the state taxes education roadshow taking place throughout Victoria this May and
June.
These in-person sessions will cover briefly explain all property taxes and recent changes to state taxes – including the short
stay levy and vacant residential land tax.
The roadshow will visit Ballarat, Geelong, Bendigo, Echuca, Melbourne, Colac, Hamilton, Rosebud, Morwell, Lilydale, Sunbury, Lakes
Entrance, Mildura and Warracknabeal.
