Commercial and Industrial Property Tax Reform (Part 2): Case Studies on the Application of the New CIPT Regime

The CIPT regime is easier to understand when applied to real property scenarios.

In Part 2 of this Explain That series on Commercial and Industrial Property Tax Reform, Andrew Henshaw is joined by Bryan Yeo to discuss two practical case studies showing how the new CIPT regime may apply in different commercial and industrial property situations.

Following Part 1, which introduced the basics of CIPT, this episode moves from the rules to their practical application. The first case study considers the purchase of a commercial warehouse, how CIPT may affect the property, and the potential availability of government finance for the final stamp duty payment. The second case study looks at change-of-use duty where a property already within the CIPT regime is later redeveloped from industrial to residential use.

The discussion covers:

• how the new Commercial and Industrial Property Tax regime may apply in practice;
• a case study involving the purchase of a commercial warehouse;
• how CIPT may impact a commercial property after purchase;
• the possibility of obtaining government finance for the final stamp duty payment;
• a case study involving change-of-use duty;
• what can happen where a property already in the CIPT regime is redeveloped;
• the example of an industrial property being redeveloped for residential use; and
• why property owners and advisers should consider CIPT consequences when considering a transaction or redevelopment.

A practical discussion for property owners, purchasers and advisers seeking to understand how the CIPT regime can apply to commercial and industrial property transactions and later changes in property use.

For advice on Commercial and Industrial Property Tax, change-of-use duty, government finance for final stamp duty payments or property and tax issues involving commercial and industrial property, contact Velocity Legal’s Property and Tax teams.