How stamp duty and registration are worked out in Karnataka.
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To calculate stamp duty in Karnataka, take the market value (the higher of price and guidance value), apply 5% duty (2% or 3% for first-sale flats up to ₹45 lakh), add a cess of 10% and, in Greater Bengaluru, a surcharge of 2% of that duty, then add a 2% registration fee. A ₹1 crore resale flat: ₹7,60,000.
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Before property registration in Bengaluru, check that the seller's details on Kaveri match the khata and land records, the EC is clean, duty is worked out on the higher of price and guidance value, TDS is deducted, the seller's loan is closed, and every line of the sale deed is right. Mismatches stop registration on the day.
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Karnataka's stamp duty on a conveyance fell from 10% in Bengaluru before April 2003 to 8% in 2003, 7.5% in 2006, 6% in 2009 and 5% in 2012, where it still stands. The registration fee went from 2% to 1% in 2003 and back to 2% on 31 Aug 2025. With the 10% cess and 2% surcharge on the duty, a standard Bengaluru purchase now costs 7.6% of value in duty and fee, against 6.6% before that date.
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