Land Transaction Tax return guidance - About the calculation (where a lease is involved)

Enter the start date as shown in the lease. If the lease shows that the start date is in the future, enter the future date.

Enter the end date as shown in the lease. Do not enter the break point or review date.

If the transaction is the grant of a new mixed/non-residential lease, where lease start date is before the effective date, confirm which date to use for the NPV calculation, either the lease start or effective date.

The most common scenarios where the lease start date should be selected are:

• holdover leases (refer to LTTA/4060), and
• where a lease continues after a fixed term, and a new lease is granted (refer to LTTA/4030)

For most other transactions, the ‘Calculate from the effective date of transaction’ would be the appropriate option.