Stamp Duty Audits,
Objections & Appeals (NSW)
Revenue NSW conducts active stamp duty audit programs targeting property transfers, corporate reconstructions and duty concession claims. MGS Private represents clients through audits, prepares objections and manages NCAT proceedings.
Revenue NSW stamp duty
audit & dispute
Revenue NSW conducts targeted audit programs focusing on duty concession claims — particularly corporate reconstruction concessions, related-party transactions, and landholder duty exposures. An audit can result in an assessment of duty, interest and penalties significantly exceeding the original amount.
- Responding to Revenue NSW audit correspondence and requests for information
- Preparing audit submissions — facts, law and valuation evidence
- Challenging duty assessments — the application of duty provisions and exemptions
- Preparing objections to duty assessments within the 60-day objection period
- Appeals to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT)
- Penalty and interest remission applications
- Private ruling applications to Revenue NSW before a transaction proceeds
60-day objection period. An objection to a NSW stamp duty assessment must be lodged within 60 days of the assessment date. Late objections require an extension application — act urgently on receipt of any assessment.
Common Audit Triggers
Revenue NSW audit focus areas
Received a Revenue NSW stamp duty audit or assessment?
Time limits apply. Contact MGS Private urgently through your accountant or lawyer.