Stamp Duty TAS 2026: Rates, Calculator Examples And First Home Buyer Concessions

Stamp duty in TAS (property transfer duty) runs from a flat A$50 up to A$27,810 plus A$4.50 per A$100 above A$725,000, on rates unchanged since October 2013. That makes it A$22,497.50 on a A$600,000 home and A$35,685 on A$900,000. The first home buyer exemption on established homes up to A$750,000 ended for settlements after 30 June 2026, so most first home buyers in Tasmania now pay full duty.

Duty is the biggest government charge when you buy property in Tasmania, and 2026 has been a year of change: three concessions that many buyers relied on have now closed. This guide copies the rate table exactly as the State Revenue Office (SRO) publishes it, shows the arithmetic a stamp duty calculator TAS buyers use would do at three prices, and explains what happened to first home buyer, pensioner downsizer and off-the-plan relief, the foreign investor duty surcharge, the three-month payment rule and Land Titles Office fees. Figures are current as at October 2026.

• What Stamp Duty In Tasmania Is
• Stamp Duty Tasmania Rates For 2026
• How To Calculate Transfer Duty TAS By Hand
• Worked Examples At A$600,000, A$900,000 And A$1.5 Million
• First Home Buyer Stamp Duty TAS
• Pensioner Downsizer Concession
• Off-The-Plan Apartment Concession
• Foreign Investor Duty Surcharge
• When Duty Is Due And How It Is Paid
• Land Titles Office Fees
• How Tasmania Compares With Victoria
• What Drives The Cost
• Step By Step Checklist
• Frequently Asked Questions
• The Short Version

What Stamp Duty In Tasmania Is

Tasmania’s official name for the tax is property transfer duty, charged under Chapter 2 of the Duties Act 2001 and administered by the State Revenue Office. Buyers search for it as stamp duty or transfer duty TAS, and all three names refer to the same charge. According to the SRO’s property transfer duties page, it is payable by the transferee, meaning the purchaser.

The SRO’s rates page explains that duty is charged on a sliding scale based on the greater of the unencumbered value of the property or the purchase price. The unencumbered value is the Valuer-General’s last valuation multiplied by the municipality’s adjustment factor, both available from the LIST (Land Information System Tasmania). For an ordinary sale at market price, the purchase price is usually the higher figure, but in a sale between family members or below market value, the valuation can set the duty. The value used includes chattels sold with the property.

Mortgage duty was abolished from 1 July 2007, so borrowing to buy does not attract a separate duty in Tasmania.

Stamp Duty Tasmania Rates For 2026

These rates apply to transactions on or after 21 October 2013 and are copied from the SRO’s rates of duty page. A Canstar guide to stamp duty in Tasmania dated 21 August 2026 lists the same brackets and notes that the rates and value caps have not changed since 2013.

The SRO page also shows older scales for transactions before 21 October 2013, which only matter for late lodgements or reassessments of old transfers. Tasmania’s top rate of A$4.50 per A$100 is lower than in most mainland states.

How To Calculate Transfer Duty TAS By Hand

The SRO offers an online duty calculator, and any stamp duty calculator TAS comparison sites publish follows the same four steps:

1. Work out the dutiable value: the greater of the price and the unencumbered value.
2. Find the bracket and subtract its starting point to get the excess.
3. Divide the excess by 100 and round up to a whole number, because the scale charges per A$100 “or part”.
4. Multiply by the bracket’s rate and add the bracket’s base amount.

The base amount is the total duty on everything below the bracket. A$27,810, for example, is the duty on exactly A$725,000, so above that you only add A$4.50 per A$100 on the excess.

Worked Examples At A$600,000, A$900,000 And A$1.5 Million

These figures were calculated with a script from the rate table above, applying the round-up rule. They assume the purchase price is the dutiable value and the buyer is not a foreign person.

As a share of the price, that is about 3.75% at A$600,000, 3.97% at A$900,000 and 4.18% at A$1.5 million. For comparison, the same script gives A$18,247.50 at A$500,000 and A$28,935 at A$750,000, which is useful because A$750,000 was the ceiling for the first home buyer exemption until 30 June 2026.

First Home Buyer Stamp Duty TAS

From 18 February 2024 to 30 June 2026, first home buyers of established homes valued at A$750,000 or less paid no duty at all. The SRO’s first home buyers of established homes duty relief page (last published 16 July 2026) states that the exemption “is not available for transactions settling after 30 June 2026”. The SRO’s concessions page carries the same warning, and neither page mentions an extension. Canstar’s August 2026 guide also reports that Tasmania has removed its stamp duty exemptions for first home buyers, downsizing pensioners and off-the-plan buyers.

How First Home Buyer Relief Has Changed

The Tasmanian Government concessions page sets out the history, which matters if you are checking an earlier assessment or a refund.

The eligibility rules for the 2024 to 2026 exemption were: buyers had to be natural persons aged at least 18, at least one an Australian citizen or permanent resident, none could have owned a home in Australia before (nor their spouse or partner), and the home had to be lived in for six continuous months starting within 12 months of purchase.

What It Means In Dollars

A first home buyer who settled on a A$600,000 established home on 30 June 2026 paid nothing. The same purchase settling in July 2026 or later costs A$22,497.50 at the general rate. Buyers who settled within the window but paid duty can still use the SRO’s refund process, which asks for the transfer and contract to be emailed with an online application. A grant is still listed for first home buyers building or buying a newly built home, so new housing remains the main source of help; check the SRO’s First Home Owner pages for the current amount. A mortgage broker in Hobart can rework your deposit figures now that duty is payable again.

Pensioner Downsizer Concession

The SRO’s pensioners downsizing page describes a 50% reduction in property transfer duty for eligible pensioners who sell a Tasmanian home and buy a cheaper one. At least one buyer had to be 60 or over and hold a Pensioner Concession Card or Commonwealth Seniors Health Card or receive a DVA special rate pension. The new home’s dutiable value had to be A$600,000 or less (for homes from 1 January 2022) and lower than the former home’s value, with the purchase completed within six months either side of the sale.

The page states that the sale of the former home must have been completed between 10 February 2018 and 30 June 2025, and lists no extension. On that basis the concession is not available for sales after 30 June 2025. As an example of what it was worth, a pensioner buying a A$500,000 unit saved half of A$18,247.50, or A$9,123.75.

Off-The-Plan Apartment Concession

Tasmania also offered a 50% reduction in duty for eligible off-the-plan apartments and units. The SRO’s concessions and exemptions page states that it is not available for agreements of sale executed after 30 June 2026. A contract signed on or before that date may still qualify when it settles, so check with the SRO if you signed before July 2026.

Foreign Investor Duty Surcharge

Foreign persons who acquire residential or primary production property in Tasmania, directly or indirectly, pay a surcharge on top of ordinary duty. The SRO’s rates of surcharge page sets it at 8% of the relevant share of the dutiable value of residential property and 1.5% for primary production property, for agreements from 1 April 2020. From 1 July 2018 to 31 March 2020 the rates were 3% and 0.5%.

On a A$600,000 home bought entirely by a foreign person, that is A$48,000 of surcharge plus A$22,497.50 of duty, A$70,497.50 in total. At A$900,000 the total is A$107,685, and at A$1.5 million it is A$182,685.

When Duty Is Due And How It Is Paid

The SRO states that duty is payable within three months of the date of the dutiable transaction, which is usually the settlement date. Where electronic conveyancing is used, it is paid as part of the financial settlement through PEXA. Paper-based transactions are submitted through Tasmanian Revenue Online (TRO), and duty can only be paid by the methods shown on the assessment notice.

In practice your conveyancer or lawyer handles lodgement and pays duty from the settlement funds, so you need the full amount in cleared funds before settlement day. Once you know your settlement date, line up removalists in Hobart and add their quote to the same budget.

Land Titles Office Fees

The Land Titles Office charges flat registration fees, which are far smaller than duty. Land Tasmania’s Land Titles Office fees page publishes a 2026-27 fee schedule for lodgements received on and after 1 July 2026. The Public Trustee’s 2026-2027 out-of-pocket expenses list quotes these Land Titles Office fees:

For a buyer with no relief, a A$600,000 purchase therefore costs A$22,497.50 in duty plus A$256.76 to register the transfer, A$22,754.26, plus the mortgage registration fee if you borrow, conveyancing costs and electronic settlement fees.

How Tasmania Compares With Victoria

Victoria’s general land transfer duty scale reaches 5.5% of the whole value between A$960,000 and A$2 million, according to the rate tables published by Money.com.au and Wage Calculator. Both columns below were calculated with the same script, using Victoria’s general rates (not its principal place of residence or first home buyer concessions).

The first home buyer comparison now runs the other way. Both sources say Victorian first home buyers are fully exempt below A$600,000 with a sliding concession up to A$750,000, whereas Tasmania has no established-home relief for settlements after 30 June 2026. More state guides are collected in our Australia services hub.

What Drives The Cost

• Dutiable value. The greater of the price and the unencumbered value, including chattels.
• Bracket. Above A$725,000 each extra A$100 costs A$4.50.
• Settlement and contract dates. Relief for first home buyers ended with settlements after 30 June 2026, and off-the-plan relief with agreements executed after that date.
• Foreign ownership. Adds 8% of the relevant share of a residential property’s value.
• Non-arm’s length deals. In family transfers the valuation can be higher than the price paid, raising the duty.
• Who is buying. With the first home buyer, pensioner and off-the-plan concessions closed, almost every buyer now pays the general scale.

Step By Step Checklist

1. Check the property’s unencumbered value on the LIST as well as the price, and use the higher figure.
2. Run the figure through the SRO’s duty calculator and check it against the rate table above.
3. If you are a first home buyer, confirm with the SRO whether any relief applies to your settlement date; for settlements after 30 June 2026 the established-home exemption is listed as unavailable.
4. If you signed an off-the-plan contract on or before 30 June 2026, ask your conveyancer to claim the 50% concession.
5. Declare any foreign ownership so the surcharge is assessed correctly.
6. Add the Land Titles Office transfer and mortgage fees to your budget.
7. Have the duty in cleared funds for settlement, as it is paid through PEXA on the day.
8. If you settled inside a concession window and paid full duty, apply for a refund through the SRO.

Frequently Asked Questions

How Much Is Stamp Duty In Tasmania On A A$600,000 Home?

It is A$22,497.50 at the general rate. A$600,000 sits in the A$375,001 to A$725,000 bracket, so the duty is A$12,935 plus A$4.25 for every A$100 above A$375,000. That excess is A$225,000, or 2,250 lots of A$100, adding A$9,562.50. Since the first home buyer exemption ended for settlements after 30 June 2026, first home buyers pay the same figure.

Do First Home Buyers Pay Stamp Duty In TAS In 2026?

For settlements up to 30 June 2026, eligible first home buyers paid no duty on established homes worth A$750,000 or less. The SRO says the exemption is not available for transactions settling after that date, and its pages show no extension as at October 2026. First home buyer stamp duty TAS relief is therefore not currently available on established homes, so check with the SRO before you sign.

Is There A Stamp Duty Calculator TAS Buyers Can Use?

Yes. The SRO provides an online property transfer duty calculator, and banks and comparison sites offer their own. Make sure any calculator uses the rates from 21 October 2013 and no longer applies the first home buyer exemption for settlements after 30 June 2026. You can check the answer by hand using the bracket table and round-up rule in this guide.

Is Transfer Duty TAS The Same As Stamp Duty?

Yes. Tasmania’s official term is property transfer duty, charged under the Duties Act 2001, while stamp duty is the everyday name. Both describe the same tax paid by the purchaser when property changes hands. Your assessment notice and settlement statement will usually say property transfer duty. Mortgage duty, a separate tax on loans, was abolished in Tasmania from 1 July 2007.

When Do You Have To Pay Stamp Duty Tasmania?

The SRO says duty is payable within three months of the date of the dutiable transaction, which is usually settlement. Most purchases use electronic conveyancing, so the duty is paid through PEXA as part of the financial settlement. Paper transactions are lodged through Tasmanian Revenue Online and paid by the methods shown on the assessment notice.

Do Foreign Buyers Pay More Stamp Duty In Tasmania?

Yes. The foreign investor duty surcharge is 8% of the relevant share of the dutiable value of residential property, and 1.5% for primary production property, for agreements from 1 April 2020. On a A$900,000 home owned wholly by a foreign person, that adds A$72,000 to the A$35,685 of ordinary duty, a total of A$107,685.

Can Pensioners Still Get A Stamp Duty Discount In Tasmania?

The pensioner downsizer concession gave a 50% reduction where the former home was sold between 10 February 2018 and 30 June 2025 and the new home was worth A$600,000 or less. The SRO page lists no extension beyond 30 June 2025, so downsizing pensioners should assume full duty applies unless the SRO confirms otherwise for their dates.

The Short Version

• Tasmanian property transfer duty runs from A$50 up to A$27,810 plus A$4.50 per A$100 above A$725,000, on rates unchanged since 21 October 2013.
• Duty is A$22,497.50 at A$600,000, A$35,685 at A$900,000 and A$62,685 at A$1.5 million.
• The first home buyer exemption on established homes up to A$750,000 ended for settlements after 30 June 2026.
• The pensioner downsizer and off-the-plan concessions have also closed, while foreign buyers pay an extra 8%.
• Duty is due within three months of the transaction and is usually paid through PEXA at settlement.

This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice, so confirm current rates and your eligibility with the State Revenue Office or your conveyancer before you sign.