Stamp Duty · West Bengal
Kolkata is among the cheaper metros for stamping a short lease: 0.25% on total consideration for terms up to a year — the same headline rate as Mumbai but without Maharashtra’s mandatory registration, keeping an 11-month agreement under ₹1,000 for typical rents.
0.25% of (rent + deposit), up to 1 year
Rent / lease agreements
Registration optional < 12 months
Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (as adopted by West Bengal)
₹100 flat for NDAs
WB 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.
West Bengal levies 0.25% stamp duty on the total consideration (rent for the term plus deposit) for leases up to 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 ≈ ₹938 (total ≈ ₹938).
A flat ₹100 under WB 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 0.25% of the total consideration (rent for the term plus deposit) for leases up to one year. For ₹25,000/month over 11 months with a ₹1,00,000 deposit, that is about ₹938.
No — registration is optional for agreements under 12 months in West Bengal, unlike Maharashtra where all Leave & License agreements must be registered.
A flat ₹100 under Schedule I, Article 5 as adopted by West Bengal.
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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