Rent & lease agreements
Leave & licence is executed on a flat ₹500 stamp for residential premises and ₹1,000 for commercial, rather than a percentage of the rent.
Reference example — ₹25,000/month, 11 months, ₹1,00,000 deposit: duty ≈ ₹500.
Stamp Duty · Goa
Stamp duty in Goa — rules, rates, and a free calculator
Goa’s booming long-stay rental market runs on 11-month agreements, with the deposit counting toward the duty base. With premium villa deposits the deposit component often dominates — worth checking before signing that Assagao lease on generic stamp paper.
₹500 on the reference tenancy
Rent / lease agreements
Registration optional < 12 months
See the calculator for your term
₹100 flat for NDAs
Agreements not otherwise provided for
Calculate your Goa stamp duty — free
Pre-set for Goa's schedule. Enter your rent, term, and deposit for an indicative duty — the same engine the Dharaa app uses.
Your estimate will appear here.
Estimates are indicative and based on published state schedules — verify against your State Stamp Schedule or SHCIL before purchase. Not legal or tax advice.
How Goa computes it
NDAs & general agreements
A flat ₹100. This covers NDAs, service agreements, and most contracts without their own schedule entry.
Why it matters
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.
How to buy stamp paper in Goa
Goa is not on SHCIL e-Stamping. SHCIL covers only 19 of India’s 36 states and union territories — most guides get this wrong. Here is the route that actually works.
To complete your stamp duty in person, visit any nearby licensed stamp vendor, local Sub-Registrar’s Office (SRO), or authorized public bank branch. Simply provide the names of both signing parties, pay the state-prescribed fee over the counter, and you will receive an official physical or digital e-stamp certificate instantly to attach to your contract.
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Work out the duty for your document — the calculator above gives an indicative figure.
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There is no online route in Goa yet.
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Non-judicial stamp paper is sold by licensed stamp vendors, usually near the sub-registrar's office, district court complex, or district treasury.
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Some states also allow franking at authorised bank branches — your district sub-registrar can confirm which applies.
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Execute the agreement on or with the stamp before signing.
Dharaa drafts it and tracks the stamping
In-app stamp purchase is not live in Goa yet. Dharaa still drafts the agreement, tells you the indicative duty and the article, and records your certificate against the document once you have it — so nothing is lost when it does go live.
Draft your Goa agreement freeGoa stamp duty FAQs
Does the security deposit count toward Goa stamp duty?
Yes — and with Goa’s premium rental deposits the deposit component often exceeds the rent component of the duty.
How much is rent agreement stamp duty in Goa?
For the reference tenancy this page uses — ₹25,000 a month over 11 months with a ₹1,00,000 deposit — stamp duty comes to ₹500. Your own rent, term and deposit will give a different figure — the calculator on this page runs the same engine the Dharaa app uses, so it moves when the state schedule does. Leave & licence is executed on a flat ₹500 stamp for residential premises and ₹1,000 for commercial, rather than a percentage of the rent.
What does an NDA cost to stamp in Goa?
₹100 in Goa. An NDA carries no monetary consideration, so it attracts the flat agreement duty rather than an ad-valorem rate.
Estimates and rules are indicative, based on published state schedules — verify with your State Stamp Schedule or an authorised vendor before purchase. Not legal or tax advice.
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