If you need to use a modified vehicle as a result of your transport accident injuries, you may be your registration fee and that you will be regularly exempt from paying some normal costs associated using the vehicle. with purchasing and owning the vehicle. If the vehicle has already been modified, the letter should list what modifications it has. If the vehicle These costs are: needs to be modified by a specialist mechanic, you / The VicRoads portion of your registration fee can include a copy of the mechanic’s quote instead of listing the modifications in the letter. / Stamp Duty Write to: State Revenue Office, 505 Lt. Collins St, / Goods and Services Tax (GST). Melbourne 3000 VicRoads portion of your registration Fax: 9628 6851 fee GST You do not have to pay the VicRoads portion You do not have to pay GST if: of your registration fee if: / You purchase the vehicle from a registered dealer; / Your mobility is seriously impaired and the and vehicle is registered in your name; or / You are working and you intend to use the vehicle / You are a driver or passenger in a wheelchair. to get to and from work for up to two years or until What you need to do you have travelled 40,000 kms. To apply for the exemption, contact What you need to do VicRoads on 13 11 71. Contact the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) on Stamp Duty 13 28 61 and ask for a copy of the Goods and Services Tax Person with a Disability Gainfully – You do not have to pay Stamp Duty if: Employed form. Or you can download the form from the internet by visiting / You are purchasing an already modified vehicle content/downloads/3417-52002.pdf or a vehicle that needs to be modified and If you need assistance filling in the form, please / VicRoads has already granted you an exemption contact the ATO. from paying its portion of your registration fee and Send the completed form to: / You are a passenger or driver in a wheelchair. ATO, GPO Box 9990, in your Capital City What you need to do Further information Write a letter to the State Revenue Office. The letter should state what your disability is, For further information on the costs you may or may that you are exempt from paying the not have to pay, contact the TAC on 1300 654 329. VicRoads portion of 1300 654 329
If you need to use a modified vehicle as a result of your transport accident injuries, you may be exempt from paying some normal costs associated with purchasing and owning the vehicle. These costs are: / The VicRoads portion of your registration fee / Stamp Duty / Goods and Services Tax (GST). VicRoads portion of your registration fee You do not have to pay the VicRoads portion of your registration fee if: / Your mobility is seriously impaired and the vehicle is registered in your name; or / You are a driver or passenger in a wheelchair. What you need to do To apply for the exemption, contact VicRoads on 13 11 71. Stamp Duty You do not have to pay Stamp Duty if: / You are purchasing an already modified vehicle or a vehicle that needs to be modified and / VicRoads has already granted you an exemption from paying its portion of your registration fee and / You are a passenger or driver in a wheelchair. What you need to do Write a letter to the State Revenue Office. The letter should state what your disability is, that you are exempt from paying the VicRoads portion of your registration fee and that you will be regularly using the vehicle. If the vehicle has already been modified, the letter should list what modifications it has. If the vehicle needs to be modified by a specialist mechanic, you can include a copy of the mechanic’s quote instead of listing the modifications in the letter. Write to: State Revenue Office, 505 Lt. Collins St, Melbourne 3000 Fax: 9628 6851 GST You do not have to pay GST if: / You purchase the vehicle from a registered dealer; and / You are working and you intend to use the vehicle to get to and from work for up to two years or until you have travelled 40,000 kms. What you need to do Contact the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) on 13 28 61 and ask for a copy of the Goods and Services Tax – Person with a Disability Gainfully Employed form. Or you can download the form from the internet by visiting content/downloads/3417-52002.pdf If you need assistance filling in the form, please contact the ATO. Send the completed form to: ATO, GPO Box 9990, in your Capital City Further information For further information on the costs you may or may not have to pay, contact the TAC on 1300 654 329. 1300 654 329
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