How is foreign buyer stamp duty worked out in Western Australia?
A $750,000 purchase with a contract signed 4 Nov 2026 pays $82,240.50 of duty. On the scale it is $28,453 plus 5.15% of the amount over $725,000, $29,740.50. The foreign buyer surcharge adds $52,500.
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Where the rules come from
By Varun Agarwal. Updated
- Duties Act 2008 (WA) ss 147, 205O and Schedule 2
- RevenueWA, transfer duty assessment
- RevenueWA, foreign transfer duty fact sheet
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.