Tasmania Stamp Duty Calculator 2026-27
Calculate stamp duty on property purchases in Tasmania. Includes first home buyer concessions, and full upfront cost breakdown. Updated for 2026-27 SRO Tasmania rates.
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A fixed amount plus a marginal rate
Tasmania calls stamp duty property transfer duty and it is administered by the State Revenue Office (SRO) Tasmania under the Duties Act 2001. Rather than a percentage-of-the-whole-price approach, each bracket is a fixed base amount plus a dollar rate for every $100 (or part of $100) by which the dutiable value exceeds the bottom of that bracket. Dutiable value is the greater of the purchase price and the unencumbered market value.
The scale has applied unchanged since 21 October 2013: $50 up to $3,000; then $1.75, $2.25, $3.50, $4.00, $4.25 and finally $4.50 per $100 in the top bracket above $725,000. Unlike NSW and Victoria, Tasmania has no premium-property tier — the top marginal rate stays at $4.50 per $100 (4.5%) no matter how expensive the property is. The same scale applies to owner-occupiers and investors, and to houses, units, and vacant land.
Worked example — a $600,000 home
$600,000 sits in the $375,001–$725,000 bracket. Duty is $12,935 plus $4.25 for each $100 above $375,000. The excess is $225,000, which is 2,250 lots of $100, so $2,250 × $4.25 = $9,562.50. Total duty is $12,935 + $9,562.50 = $22,497.50 — an effective rate of about 3.75%.
| Dutiable value | Transfer duty | With 8% foreign investor surcharge |
|---|---|---|
| $300,000 | $9,935 | $33,935 |
| $400,000 | $13,998 | $45,998 |
| $600,000 | $22,498 | $70,498 |
| $750,000 | $28,935 | $88,935 |
| $800,000 | $31,185 | $95,185 |
| $1,000,000 | $40,185 | $120,185 |
| $1,500,000 | $62,685 | $182,685 |
| $2,000,000 | $85,185 | $245,185 |
Duty is payable within three months of the dutiable transaction, and the Land Titles Office will not register the transfer until it is paid. In practice your conveyancer lodges and settles it through Tasmanian Revenue Online (TRO) at settlement.
Tasmanian first home buyer duty relief — status for 2026-27
The established-home duty exemption has ended
From 18 February 2024 Tasmania gave eligible first home buyers a 100% exemption from property transfer duty on established homes with a dutiable value of $750,000 or less — a saving of up to $28,935. That measure was time-limited. The State Revenue Office confirms the exemption is not available for transactions settling after 30 June 2026, and it was not extended in the 2026-27 Tasmanian Budget.
Because eligibility was tied to the date the transfer completed rather than the contract date, a contract signed before 1 July 2026 that settles afterwards does not qualify. From 1 July 2026, Tasmanian first home buyers of established homes pay the full duty scale — $18,248 on a $500,000 home, $28,935 on a $750,000 home. This calculator reflects that: selecting "First Home Buyer" no longer reduces the duty figure.
What first home buyers can still claim
The First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) survives, but only for new homes — building, buying off the plan, or buying a home that has never been occupied or sold as a residence. For transactions commencing between 1 July 2026 and 30 June 2027 the grant is $20,000, down from the $30,000 that applied in 2025-26. There is no property price cap or income test on the FHOG. You must be 18 or over, at least one applicant must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, and neither you nor your spouse may have owned a residential property in Australia before 1 July 2000, owned and occupied one for more than six months after 1 July 2000, or received a first home owner grant previously.
Occupancy requirement
To keep the grant you must occupy the home as your principal place of residence for a continuous period of at least six months, starting within 12 months of completion of the transaction or of construction. Buying an established home makes you ineligible for the FHOG — there is no established-home grant in Tasmania.
Other Tasmanian duty concessions and exemptions
There is no stamp-duty-versus-annual-property-tax choice in Tasmania
Tasmania has never offered an opt-in annual property tax in place of upfront transfer duty. Schemes of that kind exist only in New South Wales and the ACT — in Tasmania every dutiable transfer pays duty up front on the SRO scale. Land tax is a separate annual charge on non-principal-residence land, not an alternative to duty.
Concessions currently in the Duties Act
| Concession or exemption | Relief | Status for 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| First home buyers of established homes | 100% duty exemption, dutiable value ≤ $750,000 | Ended — transfers completing after 30 June 2026 do not qualify |
| Off-the-plan apartment or unit | 50% duty reduction, dutiable value ≤ $750,000 | Closed — sale agreement must have been executed by 30 June 2026 (transfer by 30 June 2031) |
| Pensioners downsizing to a new home | 50% duty concession, new home ≤ $600,000 and worth less than the former home | Expired 30 June 2025 |
| Breakdown of a relationship | Full exemption on transfers between separating partners | Ongoing |
| Personal relationship transfer | Full exemption when a principal residence moves between spouses, significant-relationship partners or caring partners | Ongoing |
| Intergenerational rural (family farm) transfer | Full exemption on primary production land passing to relatives or eligible trusts and companies | Ongoing |
| Corporate reconstruction and consolidation | Exemption for qualifying group restructures | Ongoing |
What this means in practice
For an ordinary Tasmanian residential purchase settling in 2026-27, no duty concession applies unless the transfer is between partners, follows a relationship breakdown, or involves a family farm. The remaining first home buyer support is the $20,000 First Home Owner Grant, and it only helps if you are building or buying new.
Foreign Investor Duty Surcharge on Tasmanian property
8% on residential, 1.5% on primary production land
Tasmania does levy a foreign buyer surcharge — the Foreign Investor Duty Surcharge (FIDS). For agreements (or, where there is no written agreement, transactions) entered into on or after 1 April 2020, the surcharge is 8% of the dutiable value of residential property and 1.5% of the dutiable value of primary production land. Before that — from 1 July 2018 to 31 March 2020 — the rates were 3% and 0.5% respectively.
FIDS is charged on top of ordinary property transfer duty, not instead of it. On an $800,000 Tasmanian home a foreign buyer pays $31,185 of transfer duty plus $64,000 of surcharge — about $95,185 in total. At $600,000 it is $22,498 plus $48,000 = $70,498; at $1,000,000 it is $40,185 plus $80,000 = $120,185.
| Property type | Surcharge from 1 April 2020 | Surcharge 1 Jul 2018 – 31 Mar 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Residential property | 8% | 3% |
| Primary production land | 1.5% | 0.5% |
Who is a foreign person?
A foreign person includes an individual who is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident, a foreign corporation, and the trustee of a foreign trust. Australian citizens living overseas are not foreign persons, and neither are holders of a permanent visa or eligible New Zealand citizens who meet the residency test. Where a property is bought jointly and only one buyer is foreign, the surcharge applies to that person's proportionate interest.
FIDS is separate from, and additional to, the Commonwealth Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) application fees and the federal annual vacancy fee. Set the "Foreign buyer" field to Yes in Detailed mode to include the 8% surcharge in the result.
Tasmanian property transfer duty rate table 2026-27
This is the SRO Tasmania scale for dutiable transactions on or after 21 October 2013 — unchanged for 2026-27. Each bracket is a base amount plus a dollar rate for every $100, or part of $100, above the bottom of the bracket, so an odd purchase price is rounded up to the next whole $100 before the marginal rate is applied.
| Dutiable value | Duty payable | Duty at top of bracket |
|---|---|---|
| Not more than $3,000 | $50 | $50 |
| $3,001–$25,000 | $50 + $1.75 per $100 over $3,000 | $435 |
| $25,001–$75,000 | $435 + $2.25 per $100 over $25,000 | $1,560 |
| $75,001–$200,000 | $1,560 + $3.50 per $100 over $75,000 | $5,935 |
| $200,001–$375,000 | $5,935 + $4.00 per $100 over $200,000 | $12,935 |
| $375,001–$725,000 | $12,935 + $4.25 per $100 over $375,000 | $27,810 |
| More than $725,000 | $27,810 + $4.50 per $100 over $725,000 | No upper limit |
There is no premium-property rate in Tasmania — 4.5% is the top marginal rate at any price. Foreign buyers add the 8% Foreign Investor Duty Surcharge (1.5% on primary production land) on top of these amounts. The same scale applies to owner-occupiers, investors, and vacant land.
Frequently asked Frequently asked questions
How much is stamp duty on a $600,000 property in Tasmania?
Property transfer duty on a $600,000 Tasmanian property is $22,498. Under the SRO Tasmania scale the duty is $12,935 plus $4.25 for every $100 by which the dutiable value exceeds $375,000, so $12,935 + $9,562.50 = $22,497.50, rounded to $22,498. That is an effective rate of about 3.75%.
Do first home buyers pay stamp duty in Tasmania?
Yes. Tasmania's 100% first home buyer duty exemption for established homes valued at $750,000 or less applied only to transfers completing between 18 February 2024 and 30 June 2026. The State Revenue Office confirms it is not available for transactions settling after 30 June 2026, so from 1 July 2026 first home buyers pay the full duty scale. New-home buyers can still claim the First Home Owner Grant of $20,000 for transactions commencing between 1 July 2026 and 30 June 2027.
What is the foreign buyer surcharge in Tasmania?
Tasmania charges a Foreign Investor Duty Surcharge (FIDS) of 8% of the dutiable value on residential property, and 1.5% on primary production land, for agreements entered into on or after 1 April 2020. It is paid on top of ordinary transfer duty. On an $800,000 home the surcharge adds $64,000, taking total duty to about $95,185.
What are the Tasmanian stamp duty rates for 2026-27?
The SRO Tasmania scale is $50 up to $3,000; $50 plus $1.75 per $100 over $3,000 to $25,000; $435 plus $2.25 per $100 over $25,000 to $75,000; $1,560 plus $3.50 per $100 over $75,000 to $200,000; $5,935 plus $4.00 per $100 over $200,000 to $375,000; $12,935 plus $4.25 per $100 over $375,000 to $725,000; and $27,810 plus $4.50 per $100 over $725,000. Tasmania has no premium-property tier.
When is stamp duty paid in Tasmania?
Property transfer duty in Tasmania is payable within three months of the date of the dutiable transaction, and the transfer cannot be registered with the Land Titles Office until duty is paid. Your conveyancer or solicitor normally lodges and pays it through Tasmanian Revenue Online at settlement.
Where these figures come from
Every duty figure on this page comes from the State Revenue Office (SRO) Tasmania, which administers property transfer duty under the Duties Act 2001 (Tas). Mortgage and capital gains context is drawn from the RBA and the ATO.
- Transfer duty rate scale — SRO Tasmania — Rates of duty.
- Property transfer duties overview — SRO Tasmania — Property transfer duties.
- Foreign Investor Duty Surcharge (8% / 1.5%) — SRO Tasmania — Rates of surcharge.
- First home buyer established-home duty relief (ended 30 June 2026) — SRO Tasmania — First home buyers of established homes duty relief.
- Concessions and exemptions (off-the-plan, pensioner downsizing, family farm) — SRO Tasmania — Concessions and exemptions.
- First Home Owner Grant ($20,000 from 1 July 2026) — SRO Tasmania — First Home Owner Grant eligibility.
- Capital gains tax & main residence — ATO — Capital gains tax.
Last checked: July 2026 against SRO Tasmania. The duty scale has been unchanged since 21 October 2013; the first home buyer exemption and the off-the-plan concession both closed on 30 June 2026, and the FHOG stepped down from $30,000 to $20,000 on 1 July 2026.