How is investor or home buyer stamp duty worked out in Queensland?
A $750,000 purchase with a contract signed 4 Nov 2026 pays $26,775 of duty. On the scale it is $17,325 plus 4.5% of the amount over $540,000, $26,775.
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Where the rules come from
By Varun Agarwal. Updated
- Duties Act 2001 (Qld) ss 24, 91, 244 and Schedule 3
- QRO, transfer duty rates
- QRO, home concession rates
- QRO, additional foreign acquirer duty
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.