Pay your land tax
You can pay your land tax in four quarterly payments. Your payment options include the following:
Direct debit
You can pay using a direct debit arrangement, or you can schedule payments through your financial institution. Find out how to set up a direct debit for rates, land tax and land rent.
Online
Make your payment online by Visa or Mastercard through Online payments - Access Canberra (external site).
EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer)
EFT payment can be made from your cheque or savings account, Visa, internet or phone banking, using the details on your assessment notice.
BPay
Payment can be made via internet or phone banking using the details on your assessment notice.
Post office
Payment can be made by cash, credit card, cheque or EFTPOS using the details on your assessment notice.
What if you can’t pay?
If you are finding it difficult to make your land tax payments, contact us and we can help you make alternative payment arrangements.
What happens if you don’t pay?
If we do not receive your land tax payments by the due date, you will have to pay interest charges, compounding on a monthly basis on any amount that remains unpaid. Compounding interest charges may be subject to change during the year; we calculate and impose them on unpaid amounts on the 16th day of each month.
If you pay overdue land tax partway through the month, you still have to pay interest for the whole month.
Landon's land tax is due on the 15 August, but he doesn't pay his land tax until 5 October. Landon's land tax was overdue for the period 16 August to 5 October, so Landon has to pay interest for the period 16 August to 15 October, or two whole months.