Buying a house is a big financial decision as it involves dipping into one’s life savings and requies meticulous planning. Buying a house involves not just paying for the apartment, but also paying associated taxes and duties like Stamp duty, Registration charges, Tax deducted at source (TDS) and Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Let’s understand in detail why and when the above duties and taxes need to be paid while purchasing an apartment:
Stamp Duty:
A Stamp duty is a kind of tax which is levied upon by the state government when an immovable property is bought and sold by an individual. A stamp duty is charged as per the provision of The Indian Stamps Act . The stamp duty chargeable on the entire agreement value as mentioned in the Sales Agreement Stamp duty rate varies from State to State and it may also vary for different cities with a state.
For example : As of today the Stamp duty rate for buying a real estate in the city of Mumbai is 5% and its 6% in Thane and Navi Mumbai. In a situation when the agreement value is less than the Ready Reckoner rates, stamp duty would be charged as per Ready Reckoner rates
Registration Charges:
Registration charges would also be levied on a real estate transaction along with the Stamp duty charges Registration charges are levied as per the provisions of the Indian Registration Act.
Registration charges are levied to get the transaction registered with the Registrar. In Mumbai registration charges would be either 1% of the agreement value or Rs. 30,000/- whichever is the lowest.
TDS (Tax deducted at source):
In real estate transactions involving properties worth more than 50 Lakhs, a TDS worth 1% of the agreement value needs to be paid to the Govt. of India. The onus of deducting the TDS lies with the buyer and the amount needs to be paid after deducting 1% of the agreement value as Tax deducted Source TDS.
GST (Goods and Services Tax):
GST is charged only in case of an under-construction property till the time Occupation Certificate (OC) is not received. GST rate for an under-construction property is 12% on the agreement value.
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