Stamp duty India is a tax, much like the sales tax and income tax that are collected by the Government. All such taxes must be paid in full and on time. If you make delay in the payment then you have to face the penalty. Penalty involves fine or even imprisonment. If you want to produce any instrument or document in the court, it needs to be done on the stamp paper only then it is considered valid and can be used as an evident. The court cannot admit instruments or documents that are not properly stamped as evidence.
Stamp Duty Property
If you want to know the market value of your property and the stamp duty amount on it, you need to contact the Ready Reckoner for stamp duty as follows:
- You should know the division/village name and C.S. /C.T.S. number of your property.
- From the Ready Reckoner, locate your valuation zone and sub-zone with the help of the division/village name and C.S./C.T.S. number of your property.
From the table know your rate per square meter, then multiply the rate with the built up area of your property in square meters. You will get a value. Reduce or increase this value for lift and depreciation as per the valuation factors given in the Ready Reckoner and you will get a market value. Find out the stamp duty amount applicable to you as per the market value.The office of the Superintendent of Stamps Department also does this procedure for you for a nominal fee.
- The process through which we calculate the value of property and then its market value and ascertaining the proper stamp duty is called adjudication.
- For adjudication, one can apply to the Collector of Stamps along with copy of the agreement containing the details of the property.
- You should go for replacement value insurance if you want to reiterate. It is necessary that you make it clear that insurance companies have covered both your home and its contents under replacement-value insurance.
- The adjudication fee payable is Rs.100.
- In case of a signed document, adjudication must be done within one month otherwise two percent interest per month will be levied as penalty from the date of signature.
- An adjudicated unsigned document is valid up to six months from the date of adjudication order up to December 31 of that year whichever is earlier.
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Sr. No. |
State |
Rate of Stamp Duty |
Remarks |
1. |
Andhra Pradesh. | 5% | Of value of consideration in instrument or market value whichever is higher. |
2. |
Assam. | 8.25% | For value of consideration exceeds Rs.1,50,000/-. |
3. |
Bihar. | 7% + 2% i.e. 9% + additional surcharge @ 10% of amount of stamp duty. Additional stamp duty of 20%. | Value of instrument exceeding Rs.50,000/- |
4. |
Goa. | 8% | For consideration more than Rs.1,000/- |
5. |
Gujarat.
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8% + 25% of duty = 10%
6 % + 25% of duty = 7.5% |
On market value of Property.
On market value of Property. |
6. |
Haryana. | 12.5% | Value of consideration exceeding Rs.1,000/- |
7. |
Himachal Pradesh. | 8% | Value of consideration exceeding Rs.1,000/- |
8. |
Karnataka.
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10% + 5% of Stamp Duty = 10.5 %
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On market value of property exceeding Rs.1,000/-.
On market value. |
9. |
Kerala.
(Properties situated within Municipal Corporation or Municipalities) |
8.5% | Amount or value of consideration. |
10. |
Madhya Pradesh. | 7.5% | Of market value. |
11. |
Manipur. | 7% | On market value of property or consideration whichever is greater. |
12. |
Maharashtra within Municipal Corportion of Greater Bombay, Pune, Thane, Navi Mumbai
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10 %
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On market value. |
13. |
Meghalaya. |
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Of the consideration
Of the consideration
Of the consideration
Of the consideration |
14. |
Nagaland. | 7.5 % | Of the consideration |
15. |
Orissa (Urban areas) | 4.2 % + additional of 10.5 % i.e. total of 14.7 % | Of consideration in instrument. |
16. |
Punjab. | 6 % | Of consideration. |
17. |
Rajasthan. | 10 % | Of market value of property. |
18. |
Tamil Nadu
(within cities of Madras and Madurai & Municipal towns of Coimbtore Salem and Tiruchhirapalli) |
8 % | Of market value. |
19. |
Tripura. | 5 % | Of consideration. |
20. |
Uttar Pradesh. | Stamp duty 8 % + 2% additional duty under U.P. Town Improvement Act, 1919. | Stamp duty on amount of value of consideration or market value whichever is greater. |
21. |
West Bengal. | 5 % + 2% additional duty under Calcutta Improvement Act, 1911. | Of the market value. |
22. |
Union Territory of Delhi. | 3% stamp duty plus additional 5% duty in form of surcharge under Delhi Municipal Corporate Act, 1957. | Of value of consideration |