Updated 11 October 2026
We prepare capital gains tax and retrospective property valuations across Canberra and the surrounding region. Independent reports signed by a Chartered Accountant and Certified Property Valuer, from $297 inc. GST, delivered in 24 to 48 hours as desktop valuations.
At a glance
The scope is the same as our national capital gains tax valuation service. Reports are desktop valuations, so location does not affect the fee or the turnaround. Our office is in Adelaide; the sales evidence is drawn from the market the property sits in.
Independent reports for any date, prepared and signed by a Chartered Accountant and Certified Property Valuer. Residential $297, commercial $595, AUD inc. GST, delivered in 24 to 48 hours.
Start your orderHow it worksCapital gains tax is a Commonwealth tax administered by the ATO. Transfer duty and, where it applies, land tax are the ACT taxes administered by the ACT Revenue Office, with their own valuation rules and timing. A valuation prepared for CGT purposes is not automatically the figure the ACT Revenue Office will adopt, and the reverse is also true.
The ACT has spent years progressively reducing conveyance duty and shifting the burden onto general rates, so the duty position on an older transaction can differ from the current one. Land tax also applies to rented residential property in the ACT. Both are assessed on their own basis and do not follow the CGT figure.
Related-party transfers are where the two regimes most often meet, since the same transaction can attract duty assessed on market value and a CGT event assessed on market value under separate rules. Confirm the state tax treatment with your accountant or conveyancer.
The ACT Revenue Office charges conveyance duty on the consideration or the unencumbered value of the property, whichever is greater. Its circular DAA010.4, Evidence of value, requires evidence of that value where the parties are related or associated persons, where the consideration is nil or nominal, where any part of it is non-monetary, or where the sale was made without a selling agent and the parties were not professionally represented.
For land with a dwelling on it, the circular accepts either a full valuation report from an accredited valuer or an agreement for sale that shows a recent arm's length transaction, dated within three months of the duty liability. For vacant land only a full valuation report will do. The value has to be assessed as at the date the transfer was first executed, on the willing-but-not-anxious buyer and seller basis, not at settlement.
Canberra transfers carry an extra wrinkle that the valuer has to handle: the property is a Crown lease, so the report values the leasehold interest in, say, a Kingston apartment or a Belconnen house, not freehold. The unencumbered value the ACT Revenue Office assesses is the same market value the ATO substitutes under the market value substitution rule, so one report dated to the execution date serves both. Confirm with your solicitor whether the valuer's accreditation matches the circular's description before you rely on it for duty.
For how every state and territory handles it, see our stamp duty valuation guide.
| Report | Fee (AUD inc. GST) | Turnaround |
|---|---|---|
| Residential, current or retrospective | $297 | 24 to 48 hours |
| Commercial, current or retrospective | $595 | 24 to 48 hours |
Rural holdings, property in thin markets and specialised commercial assets are quoted individually.
Generally no. Our reports are desktop valuations built on comparable sales and documentary evidence, which suits CGT work because most CGT valuation dates are historical. No inspection today can record what a property was like at a past date.
It changes what is being valued. The Crown lease sets the permitted use and has a defined term, so the report values the leasehold interest and relies on evidence from comparably leased ACT land rather than freehold sales from across the border.
Residential reports are $297 inc. GST and commercial reports are $595 inc. GST, fixed and quoted upfront, delivered in 24 to 48 hours. Retrospective dates cost the same as current dates.
Yes. ACT Revenue Office circular DAA010.4 requires evidence of value where the parties are related, the consideration is nil or nominal, or part of it is non-monetary. For improved land it accepts a full valuation report from an accredited valuer or a recent arm's length sale within three months; for vacant land only a full valuation. Duty is charged on the greater of price and unencumbered value at the execution date, which is the same market value the ATO applies for CGT.
Yes. Those are NSW freehold titles rather than ACT Crown leases, and the report uses evidence from the relevant market. Where a comparison across the border is useful, the tenure difference is stated rather than glossed over.
