Conveyance duty (stamp duty)

About conveyance duty (stamp duty) Payable when you buy property in the ACT, whether it’s a home, land, or a commercial property.

Conveyance duty for non-commercial property Find out how conveyance duty (stamp duty) applies to residential and rural property transfers.

Conveyance duty for commercial property Find out how conveyance duty (stamp duty) applies to commercial property transfers.

Pay your conveyance duty Find out the different ways you can pay your conveyance duty (stamp duty).

Conveyance duty exemptions Find out if you may be eligible to pay less (or no) conveyance duty (stamp duty) when buying a property.

Commercial lease duty Find out how conveyance duty (stamp duty) may apply when you pay a premium for a commercial lease.

Aggregating transactions for conveyance duty Find out how conveyance duty (stamp duty) is calculated when transferring more than one property.

Partitions of land and conveyance duty Find out how conveyance duty (stamp duty) is calculated when a property is split between owners.

Rescissions and conveyance duty Find out what to do when a rescission applies to a conveyance duty (stamp duty) transaction.

Calculate your conveyance duty Find out how much conveyance duty (stamp duty) you may pay when you purchase a property.

Codes and supporting documents Find out what is required when claiming an exemption or concession for conveyance duty (stamp duty).

Apply for a certificate of duty, rates, and other charges Get a statement of outstanding property charges when you buy or sell a property.

Transactions before 18 September 2017 Different rules apply if a converyance duty (stamp duty) transaction was before 18 September 2017.

Historical rates of duty See rates of conveyance duty (stamp duty) before 2018.

Barrier free conveyancing The ACT Government introduced the barrier free model for conveyance duty (stamp duty) as part of it’s tax reform program in 2017.