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Rent Agreement Stamp Duty Calculator

Calculate legal stamp duty and registration charges on rental agreements across Indian states. 11-month agreements, concession amounts, and full government arithmetic breakdown included.

Agreement Details
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Consideration Price / Concession Amount

Karnataka charges 0.5% on the rent for the 11-month term plus the security deposit or advance, capped at ₹500. Enter both figures below.

Rent × 11 + deposit: ₹2,40,000
Agreement term
Property Location & Registration Fee Area Determines registration jurisdiction
Additional parameters (Commercial use, Non-refundable deposit)
Property use
Calculated Stamp Duty

Consideration Price: ₹2,40,000

₹500

0.5% on the rent for the term plus deposit/advance, subject to a maximum of ₹500
Rent for the term (₹20,000 × 11 mo): ₹2,20,000
Plus security deposit / advance: ₹20,000
Consideration Price / Concession Amount: ₹2,40,000
Rate: 0.5%
Calculated Amount: ₹1,200
Maximum Applicable Stamp Duty: ₹500
Stamp Duty To Be Paid: ₹500
Calculation breakdown
  1. Rent for the term: ₹20,000 × 11 months = ₹2,20,000.
  2. Plus security deposit / advance: ₹20,000.
  3. Consideration Price / Concession Amount: ₹2,40,000.
  4. Rate: 0.5% of ₹2,40,000 = ₹1,200.
  5. Statutory maximum of ₹500 applies, so the duty is capped.
  6. Stamp Duty To Be Paid: ₹500.
  7. Registration is optional at 11 months, so nothing is added for it.

Charged under Article 30(1), Schedule of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957.

✓ Verified Rule 0.5% on the rent for the term plus deposit/advance, subject to a maximum of ₹500.

Choose your state

Stamp duty is a state tax, so the rule that applies depends entirely on where the property sits. A flat at ₹30,000 a month can attract a few hundred rupees of duty in one state and several thousand in another, on identical terms.

Maharashtra Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Nagpur, Nashik 0.25%
Verified Karnataka Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubballi 0.5%
Verified Delhi New Delhi, Dwarka, Rohini, Saket, South Delhi 2% (₹100 flat for ≤11 mo)
Verified Uttar Pradesh Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Kanpur ₹100 (≤11 mo) / ₹500 (≤5 yr)
Verified Haryana Gurugram, Faridabad, Panipat, Ambala, Karnal 2%
Verified Tamil Nadu Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Salem 1%
Verified Gujarat Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Gandhinagar 1.7%
Verified West Bengal Kolkata, Howrah, Durgapur, Siliguri, Asansol 0.1%
Verified Punjab Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Mohali, Patiala 1%
Verified Madhya Pradesh Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Ujjain 0.1% (≤5 yr) / 0.5% (5–10 yr)
Verified Telangana Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Warangal, Nizamabad 0.1% (Min ₹100)
Verified Rajasthan Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur, Bikaner 0.5%
Verified Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur, Nellore, Tirupati 0.1%
Verified Kerala Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Thrissur 0.25%
Verified Bihar Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur 2%
Verified

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What actually drives the number

Three things, and states disagree on all three. The first is what counts as the taxable amount: some tax the rent alone, some add the security deposit in full, and Maharashtra adds notional interest on the refundable deposit instead. The second is the rate, which runs from a quarter of a percent to two percent on short residential agreements. The third is whether a cap or a floor applies, which is why a very large Bengaluru deposit and a modest one can produce the same duty.

Registration is a separate charge and a separate decision. In most states it becomes compulsory once the term reaches twelve months, which is the whole reason the eleven-month agreement became the national habit. Maharashtra is the exception and expects registration whatever the term. The calculator adds a registration fee only where it applies to the term you entered.

Why the figures elsewhere contradict each other

Look up the duty on a Bengaluru rent agreement and you will find four different answers published in the same year, all of them confident. Most of those pages copy each other rather than the Act. Every state page here names the Act and the article the duty is charged under, links to the government portal, and shows the date the rate was last checked. Where a rate has not been confirmed against a primary source, the page says so instead of guessing.

Common questions

Why does the same rent attract different duty in different states?
Stamp duty is a state subject. Each state writes its own schedule, sets its own rate, and decides whether the security deposit forms part of the taxable amount. An identical flat at an identical rent can cost several times more to stamp in one state than another.
Is the security deposit part of the stamp duty calculation?
It depends where you are. Some states add the deposit in full, some ignore it, and Maharashtra adds notional interest on the refundable portion instead of the deposit itself. The calculator applies whichever rule the state you pick actually uses.
Why are rent agreements almost always eleven months?
Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 requires leases of a year or more to be registered. Eleven months keeps the agreement below that threshold. Maharashtra is the exception, requiring registration whatever the term.
What happens if I pay less stamp duty than I should?
A court can refuse to admit the agreement as evidence until the shortfall and a penalty are paid. On a short residential agreement the duty is usually small, so paying it correctly is inexpensive protection.
Can I still use physical stamp paper?
Not in most states. Electronic stamping has replaced physical paper across the major rental markets, and the agreement is executed on an e-stamp certificate carrying a unique identification number.
How current are the rates on this site?
Each state page shows when its rate was last checked and against what source. Where a rate has not been confirmed against a primary source, the page says so instead of presenting a guess as a fact.