Stamp Duty · Kerala
Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram agreements follow the Kerala Stamp Act, 1959: 1% on rent plus deposit for leases, and ₹200 for general agreements — double the typical flat rate, worth knowing before printing an NDA on ₹100 paper.
1% of (rent + deposit)
Rent / lease agreements
Registration optional < 12 months
Kerala Stamp Act, 1959
₹200 flat for NDAs
KL Schedule I, Article 5
Pre-set for Kerala's schedule. Enter your rent, term, and deposit for an indicative duty — the same engine the Dharaa app uses.
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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.
Kerala levies 1% stamp duty on the total rent for the term plus the security deposit under the Kerala Stamp Act, 1959. 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 ≈ ₹3,750 (total ≈ ₹3,750).
A flat ₹200 under KL 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 1% of total rent for the term plus the security deposit under the Kerala Stamp Act, 1959. For ₹25,000/month over 11 months with a ₹1,00,000 deposit, that is about ₹3,750.
A flat ₹200 under Schedule I, Article 5 of the Kerala Stamp Act — double the ₹100 most states charge.
Yes — the security deposit is part of the 1% 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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