Stamp Duty · Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh mirrors Telangana’s tenant-friendly 0.4% rate on rent plus deposit — among the lowest ad-valorem lease rates in India — keeping a typical Visakhapatnam or Vijayawada 11-month agreement around ₹1,500.
0.4% of (rent + deposit)
Rent / lease agreements
Registration optional < 12 months
Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (as adopted by Andhra Pradesh)
₹100 flat for NDAs
AP Schedule I, Article 5
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Estimates are indicative and based on published state schedules — verify against your State Stamp Schedule or SHCIL before purchase. Not legal or tax advice.
Andhra Pradesh levies 0.4% stamp duty on the total rent for the term plus the security deposit for leases under one year. The security deposit is included in the duty base. Registration is optional for agreements under 12 months.
Reference example — ₹25,000/month, 11 months, ₹1,00,000 deposit: duty ≈ ₹1,500 (total ≈ ₹1,500).
A flat ₹100 under AP Schedule I, Article 5. This covers NDAs, service agreements, and most contracts without their own schedule entry.
An under-stamped agreement is inadmissible as evidence (Section 35, Indian Stamp Act, 1899) and can be impounded, with a penalty of up to 10× the deficit under Section 40. Stamping correctly at execution costs a fraction of fixing it during a dispute.
Indicatively 0.4% of total rent for the term plus the security deposit. For ₹25,000/month over 11 months with a ₹1,00,000 deposit, that is about ₹1,500.
A flat ₹100 under Schedule I, Article 5 as adopted by Andhra Pradesh.
Yes — the security deposit is part of the 0.4% duty base.
Estimates and rules are indicative, based on published state schedules — verify with your State Stamp Schedule or SHCIL before purchase. Not legal or tax advice.
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