Tasmania Stamp Duty Calculator
Calculate TAS stamp duty (transfer duty) on a home or investment property, with first home buyer concessions and the foreign purchaser surcharge.
Updated 2026-10-03 · Tasmania official rates
| Transfer duty | $33,435 |
| Concession / exemption | −$0 |
| Foreign purchaser surcharge | $0 |
| Total | $33,435 |
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Property transfer duty – general rate (Duties Act 2001 s 29), $ per $100 or part of the excess
| Value over | Amount |
|---|---|
| $0 | $50 |
| $3,000 | $50 + 1.75% of the excess over $3,000 |
| $25,000 | $435 + 2.25% of the excess over $25,000 |
| $75,000 | $1,560 + 3.50% of the excess over $75,000 |
| $200,000 | $5,935 + 4.00% of the excess over $200,000 |
| $375,000 | $12,935 + 4.25% of the excess over $375,000 |
| $725,000 | $27,810 + 4.50% of the excess over $725,000 |
Key facts
- Tasmanian property transfer duty is charged on the greater of the purchase price and the unencumbered value of the property, and must be paid within three months of the transaction, usually settlement.
- Tasmania’s general duty scale has applied since 21 October 2013, starting at a flat $50 for property worth $3,000 or less.
- Duty on a Tasmanian property worth more than $725,000 is $27,810 plus $4.50 for every $100, or part, of the value above $725,000.
- Tasmanian duty rates apply per $100 or part, so the excess over each threshold is rounded up to the next $100.
- On the SRO’s worked examples, a $500,000 residence attracts $18,247.50 duty and a $1,000,000 property $40,185; a foreign buyer of the $500,000 residence pays a further $40,000 surcharge, $58,247.50 in total.
- Tasmania’s first home buyer duty exemption, which removed duty on established homes worth up to $750,000, applied only to transfers settling from 18 February 2024 to 30 June 2026.
- Tasmania’s 50% off-the-plan duty concession for apartments and units valued at $750,000 or less is not available where the agreement for sale was executed after 30 June 2026.
- Tasmania’s First Home Owner Grant for new homes is $20,000 for transactions that commence between 1 July 2026 and 30 June 2027, down from $30,000 in 2025–26.
- Foreign persons acquiring Tasmanian residential property pay an 8% Foreign Investor Duty Surcharge on the dutiable value, on top of general duty; for primary production land the surcharge is 1.5%.
- Since 5 June 2026, duty on a Tasmanian purchase under the Commonwealth Help to Buy shared equity scheme is assessed without counting the Commonwealth or Housing Australia share.
Other states
- New South WalesNSW
- VictoriaVIC
- QueenslandQLD
- Western AustraliaWA
- South AustraliaSA
- Australian Capital TerritoryACT
- Northern TerritoryNT
Tasmanian stamp duty in 2026–27: one scale for everyone
From 1 July 2026 every buyer of a Tasmanian home pays property transfer duty on the same general scale, because the two concessions that cut duty for many buyers have closed. The State Revenue Office (SRO) still lists both on its concessions page, but marks the first home buyer relief and the 50% off-the-plan concession as unavailable for new transactions, so neither should appear in a 2026–27 budget.
That makes Tasmania simpler to estimate than most states this year. There is no owner-occupier discount, no first home price cap to watch and no new-home exemption: the duty is the same whether you are buying your first home, a holiday shack or a rental. The only additions are the foreign investor surcharge and the handful of exemptions for transfers between partners and family farms covered below.
How to calculate transfer duty in Tasmania, step by step
Tasmanian duty is a fixed amount for your band plus a rate on the excess, with the excess rounded up to the next $100. Take a $480,000 house in Launceston as an example:
- Find the band: $480,000 is above $375,000 but not above $725,000, so the fixed amount is $12,935.
- Work out the excess over the band start: $105,000, which is 1050 lots of $100.
- Multiply by the band rate of $4.25 per $100 and add the fixed amount: the duty is $17,397.50.
- That is 3.62% of the price. On a $650,000 home the duty is $24,622.50 and on $900,000 it is $35,685.00.
| Dutiable value | Transfer duty | Effective rate | Plus 8% foreign surcharge |
|---|---|---|---|
| $300,000 | $9,935.00 | 3.31% | $33,935.00 |
| $480,000 | $17,397.50 | 3.62% | $55,797.50 |
| $650,000 | $24,622.50 | 3.79% | $76,622.50 |
| $750,000 | $28,935.00 | 3.86% | $88,935.00 |
| $900,000 | $35,685.00 | 3.96% | $107,685.00 |
| $1,200,000 | $49,185.00 | 4.10% | $145,185.00 |
First home buyers in Tasmania after the exemption ended
A Tasmanian first home buyer who settles after 30 June 2026 now pays full duty, so a buyer of a $650,000 established home who would have paid nothing in 2025–26 now pays $24,622.50. The key date for the old exemption was settlement, not the contract date, so a contract signed before 1 July 2026 that settled later did not qualify.
The remaining help is the First Home Owner Grant, which applies only to a new home: one that has not previously been occupied or sold as a place of residence, including kit homes. According to the SRO, the grant depends on when the eligible transaction commenced: $20,000 for transactions commencing from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027, down from $30,000 in 2025–26 and $10,000 in 2024–25. The grant does not reduce duty, but it helps cover it. An established home gets neither the grant nor any duty relief.
To receive the grant, the SRO requires the buyers to live in the new home as their principal place of residence for at least six continuous months, starting within 12 months of completion. Before 2024–25 the grant had been $30,000 since 1 April 2021, so the amount has moved three times in three years: always check the year your contract or building contract commenced, not the year you settle.
Foreign investor duty surcharge in Tasmania
The Foreign Investor Duty Surcharge (FIDS) is charged when a foreign person acquires residential or primary production property in Tasmania, and the SRO notes it can apply to vacant land that meets either definition. On residential property it is 8% of the dutiable value on top of the general duty, so a foreign buyer of a $650,000 home pays $24,622.50 duty plus $52,000 surcharge, $76,622.50 in total.
If your foreign status changes after you buy, for example by becoming a permanent resident, the SRO has a process for telling it and applying for a FIDS refund in some cases. Foreign owners should also budget for Tasmania's annual foreign investor land tax surcharge, which is separate from the one-off duty surcharge.
Paying Tasmanian duty: deadlines and lodgement
The purchaser is the person liable to pay Tasmanian duty. In an electronic conveyance the duty is paid as part of the financial settlement through PEXA, so most buyers never make a separate payment; paper-based transactions are lodged through Tasmanian Revenue Online or by mail, and paid only by the methods shown on the assessment notice or the SRO's payment page. Because the duty base includes the property's value as well as its price, a transfer from parents at a discount does not escape duty unless an exemption applies.
Transfers that are exempt from duty in Tasmania
Several Tasmanian exemptions still apply in 2026–27, and they are about who the property is moving between rather than who is buying.
- Personal relationship exemption: transferring a principal place of residence between partners in a marriage, a significant relationship or a caring relationship, for example adding a partner to the title of the family home.
- Breakdown of relationship exemption: transfers of property following the breakdown of a relationship.
- Intergenerational rural transfer (family farm) exemption: transfers of primary production land to relatives or to certain trusts and companies involving relatives.
- Corporate reconstruction and consolidation exemptions for transfers within a corporate group.
Frequently asked questions
Do first home buyers pay stamp duty in Tasmania now?
Yes. The exemption for established homes up to $750,000 only covered transfers that settled by 30 June 2026. From 1 July 2026 first home buyers pay the general scale, for example $17,397.50 on a $480,000 home.
When do you pay stamp duty in Tasmania?
Within three months of the dutiable transaction, which is usually settlement. In an electronic settlement your conveyancer pays it from the settlement funds.
Is there an off-the-plan stamp duty concession in Tasmania?
Not for new purchases. The 50% concession for apartments and units only applies where the agreement for sale was executed by 30 June 2026.
Do I pay duty if I add my partner to the title in Tasmania?
Usually not, if it is your principal place of residence: the SRO personal relationship exemption covers transfers of the home between partners in a marriage, significant relationship or caring relationship.
Sources
Figures are taken from official government publications and were last reviewed on 2026-10-03.
- SRO Tasmania: Rates of duty (duty payable on or after 21 October 2013)
- SRO Tasmania: Property transfer duties (payable within three months of the dutiable transaction)
- Duties Act 2001 (Tas) – s 15 (pay within 3 months), s 29 (general rate), ss 30C and 30E (foreign duty), s 32 (Help to Buy), Ch 2 Pt 6 Div 2 (first home buyer exemption)
- SRO Tasmania: Foreign investor duty surcharge – property type guideline, Examples 13–16 (duty and FIDS calculations)
- SRO Tasmania: Property transfer duty concessions and exemptions (republished 13 July 2026)
- SRO Tasmania: First home buyers of established homes duty relief (republished 16 July 2026)
- SRO Tasmania: Off the plan apartment or unit duty concession (republished 16 July 2026)
- SRO Tasmania: Pensioners downsizing to a new home duty concession
- SRO Tasmania: Foreign investor duty surcharge – rates of surcharge
- SRO Tasmania: First Home Owner Grant – eligibility (grant amounts by transaction date; republished 14 July 2026)
- SRO Tasmania: Foreign investor duty surcharge – foreign status changes, exemptions and refunds