Query on stamp duty applicable on gift deed transfer of residential flat in Mumbai between close relatives (brother to sister and mother to son). It was clarified that under the Bombay Stamp Act, stamp duty is generally around 3% of market value for such transfers to blood relatives. Query also asked about any amnesty scheme for relief.
13 February 2024
As per Article 34 of the Bombay Stamp Act, 1958 the applicable stamp duty on a gift deed for an immovable property to a blood relative including wife, husband, brother, sister or to any lineal ascendant or descendant of the donor is at 3% of the property's market value.