ACT first home buyer stamp duty

How first-home stamp duty works in the ACT

At $900,000 the investor conveyance duty in this model is $31,050, plus the Access Canberra lodgement fee. A first-home flag does not reduce that result here.

The ACT Home Buyer Concession currently looks back five years at other property, including overseas, for buyers and domestic partners. That eligibility test is not in the calculator.

Use the figure as the unconcessed investor schedule, then read the current ACT Revenue Office concession page before you exchange.

ACT Revenue Office transfer duty rates →

Thresholds this calculator models

• Owner-occupier concessional rates are not modelled.
• A first-home checkbox does not change the ACT figure.
• The non-owner-occupier (investor) table is shown for every buyer type.

Worked examples

Same engine as the form above. Investor is the general table. First home is an established home you will live in.

Not included on this page

• The ACT Home Buyer Concession.
• Owner-occupier concessional conveyance-duty rates.
• The Australian Government 5% Deposit Scheme. ACT First Home Owner Grant payments ceased on 1 July 2019.

Buying an investment first can change later first-home eligibility. That is a separate question from the duty number. First home buyer or rentvestor →

Common questions

How much stamp duty do first home buyers pay in the ACT?

This calculator shows the investor schedule, not the Home Buyer Concession. At $900,000 that is $31,050 plus the $496 lodgement fee. Confirm the current concession with the ACT Revenue Office.

Does the ACT still have a first-home stamp duty concession?

The ACT publishes owner-occupier rates and a Home Buyer Concession. Neither is modelled here. FHOG payments in the ACT ceased on 1 July 2019.

Does prior property ownership affect ACT first-home duty?

The current concession looks back five years at any property, including overseas, for buyers and domestic partners. That test is not in this calculator.