Stamp Duty · Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu runs its own tenancy registration portal under the state Tenancy Act, and registration is compulsory for these agreements — which makes properly documented tenancies especially worthwhile. An unregistered, under-stamped agreement is weak on two separate fronts.
₹2,750 on the reference tenancy
Rent / lease agreements
Registration mandatory
Registration ≈ ₹2,750
₹100 flat for NDAs
Agreements not otherwise provided for
Pre-set for Tamil Nadu'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.
Every tenancy must be registered with the Rent Authority regardless of term (Tamil Nadu Act, 2017) — the 11-month device does not work here. Duty is on the whole term's rent including premium and advance, and the registration fee caps at ₹20,000.
Reference example — ₹25,000/month, 11 months, ₹1,00,000 deposit: duty ≈ ₹2,750 + registration ≈ ₹2,750 = ₹5,500 total.
A flat ₹100. 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.
Tamil Nadu 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.
Work out the duty for your document — the calculator above gives an indicative figure.
Tamil Nadu is not on SHCIL e-stamping, so use the state's own route.
Confirm with the sub-registrar or an authorised vendor which article applies and what the duty is.
Pay and collect the certificate, receipt, or stamp paper.
Execute the agreement on or with the stamp before signing.
Or skip all of that — Dharaa buys it for you
Draft your agreement in Dharaa, and we get the Tamil Nadu e-Stamp and attach it to your document. You confirm the article and the face value before anything is paid. No portal logins, no article guesswork.
Get a stamped agreement in Tamil NaduYes — like Karnataka and Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu includes the security deposit in the stamp duty base, unlike Delhi and Uttar Pradesh where refundable deposits are exempt.
For the reference tenancy this page uses — ₹25,000 a month over 11 months with a ₹1,00,000 deposit — stamp duty comes to ₹2,750, plus ₹2,750 registration, ₹5,500 in total. Registration is compulsory in Tamil Nadu for this agreement. 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. Every tenancy must be registered with the Rent Authority regardless of term (Tamil Nadu Act, 2017) — the 11-month device does not work here. Duty is on the whole term's rent including premium and advance, and the registration fee caps at ₹20,000.
₹100 in Tamil Nadu. 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 your state portal before purchase. Not legal or tax advice.
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