Duties

Duty in the ACT is payable on the transfer, agreement for sale, declaration of trust over, or grant, of certain property.  The rate of duty payable will depend on the type of property and its value.

For more information select one of the topics listed below.

• Land and improvements
• Shares, units and interests
• Motor vehicles
• Insurance
• Commercial leases
• Landholder duty - shares, units and interests 

Next page Land and improvements

Exchange of information

To assist in the identification and assessment of ACT taxes and grants we exchange information with other Revenue Offices and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). 

The exchange of information with other Revenue Offices is in accordance with part 9 of the Taxation Administration Act 1999 (ACT) and similar legislation in the States and the Northern Territory.  The exchange of information with the ATO is in accordance with section 13J of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth).