How is first home buyer stamp duty worked out in the ACT?
A $750,000 purchase with a contract signed 4 Nov 2026 pays $0 of duty. On the scale it is $8,408 plus 4.32% of the amount over $500,000, $19,208. The first home rule takes $19,208 off.
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Where the rules come from
By Varun Agarwal. Updated
- Taxation Administration (Amounts Payable: Duty) Determination 2026, DI2026-155
- ACT Revenue Office, conveyance duty for non-commercial property
- Taxation Administration (Amounts Payable: Home Buyer Concession Scheme) Determination 2026, DI2026-157
- ACT Revenue Office, about the Home Buyer Concession Scheme
The ATO's figures on what landlords earn and lose, postcode by postcode, are in Rental income, losses and capital gains by postcode, 2023-24.