How is investor or home buyer stamp duty worked out in Victoria?
A $750,000 purchase with a contract signed 4 Nov 2026 pays $40,070 of duty. On the scale it is $2,870 plus 6% of the amount over $130,000, $40,070.
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Where the rules come from
By Varun Agarwal. Updated
- Duties Act 2000 (Vic) ss 28, 28A and 57J
- SRO, land transfer duty non-PPR current rates
- SRO, land transfer duty PPR current rates
- SRO, foreign purchaser additional duty current rates
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.