What is Capital Gains Tax?
Answers to your property related questions from the Arnold and Baldwin team.
Capital gains tax (CGT) is payable when you sell an asset that has increased in value since you bought it. The rate varies based on a number of factors, such as your income and size of gain. For residential property it may be 18% or 28% of the gain (not the total sale price).
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