Other Stamp Duty refunds

How is the Stamp Duty refund paid?

The payment method depends on who makes the refund claim.

If you are both the accountable person and the original filer, we will credit the refund to your bank account. Your bank account is the one nominated by you when you set up your ROS Debit Instruction (RDI). However, if you paid the Stamp Duty by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) or cheque, we will post you a cheque.

If you are the original filer but not the accountable person, we will credit the refund to your bank account. Your bank account is the one nominated by you when you set up your RDI. This should be your Firm’s Client Account. 

If you did not nominate your Firm’s Client Account when you set up your RDI, you need to change your account details to those of your Firm’s Client Account. You need to change these details before you apply for a refund. 

If you are the accountable person but not the original filer, we will post you a cheque. As part of the process we will need to amend the original return to show you as the filer.  

If you are a nominee of the accountable person, we will credit the refund to your bank account. Your bank account is the one nominated by you when you set up your RDI for Stamp Duty. 

However, if you paid the Stamp Duty by EFT or cheque, we will post you a cheque. As part of the process we will need to amend the original return to show you as the filer.    

Where we refund by cheque, we will post the cheque to the address that we have on record as your official address. You should ensure that this address is your correct address before you make a claim.

If we do not approve your claim, we will tell you why.  You have a right to appeal a refusal of your claim.  For more information, see Stamp Duty on property appeals.

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