Kaushik 21 August 2015

Stamp duty on registration of agreement to sell

Dear experts,

Would the stamp duty payable for registering an agreement to sell a property be the same as the stamp duty required to register the final sale deed of the property?

Thanks,

Kaushik.

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Jayashree Hariharan (Advocate) 21 August 2015

No. But please check with the lawyers in your State as to the exact amount.

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Sankha Mukherjee (Legal Advisor) 22 August 2015

yes it is same in West Bengal

Stamp Duties & Fees

Rate of Stamp Duty : The existing rate of stamp duty on some important Article of Schedule 1A of the Indian Stamp Act are mentioned below :

Sl. No.	No. & Name of Article	Rate of Stamp Duty	Rate of Regn. Fee
1.	4 Affidavit	Rupees Ten (Rs.10/-)	Rs.7.00
2.	5 Agreement (1) If relating to sale of immovable property (2) Others	The same as conveyance for market value (No.23)	Rs.7.00
3.	15 Bond	4% of value secured
4.	23 Conveyance (1% Addl SD if MV exceeds 25 lakhs)	5% on maeket value in Panchayet Area 6% on market value in Municipal Areas, Corporation Areas and Development Authority Areas (Additional Stamp Duty of 2% for KIT & HIT areas has ben abolished since 01.08.2006)	Up to Rs.250/- is Rs.2/- Up to Rs.500/- is Rs.7/- Up to Rs.1000/- is Rs.8/-UP to Rs.5000/- is Rs.9/- For Rs. 1000 or part thereof in excess of Rs.1000/-. Above Rs.5000/- is Rs.11/- for Rs.1000 or part thereof in excess of Rs.5000/-.