Calculators | Order Form | Agent Check List | Transfer/Recordation Tax
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COUNTY
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County Transfer Tax (1)
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Recordation Tax (2)
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State Transfer Tax
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| Allegheny |
0.50% (3)
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$6.00
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.5%
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| Anne Arundel |
1%
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$7.00
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.5%
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| Baltimore |
1.50% (4)
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$5.00
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.5%
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| Baltimore City |
1.50%
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$10.00
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.5%
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| Calvert |
NONE
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$10.00
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.5%
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| Caroline |
0.50% (5)
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$10.00
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.5%
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| Carroll |
NONE
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$10.00
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.5%
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| Cecil |
NONE (6)
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$8.20
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.5%
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| Charles |
NONE
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$10.00
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.5%
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| Dorchester |
0.75%
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$10.00
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.5%
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| Frederick |
NONE
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$10.00
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.5%
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| Garrett |
1% (7)
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$7.00
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.5%
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| Harford |
1% (8)
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$6.60
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.5%
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| Howard |
1%
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$5.00
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.5%
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| Kent |
0.50%
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$6.60
(13)
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.5%
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| Montgomery |
1%
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$6.90
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.5%
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| Prince George's |
1.40% (9)
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$5.50
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.5%
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| Queen Anne's |
0.50%
(14)
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$6.60
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.5%
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| St. Mary's |
1%
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$8.00
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.5%
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| Somerset |
NONE
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$6.60
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.5%
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| Talbot |
1% (10)
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$6.60
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.5%
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| Washington |
0.50%
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$7.60
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.5%
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| Wicomico |
NONE
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$7.00
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.5%
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| Worcester |
0.50% (11)
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$6.60
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.5%
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*Even though all figures listed here should be accurate, please call the County Clerk's office to confirm
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| (1) Local transfer tax based on sales price |
| (2) Recordation tax per $1000 based on higher of the sales price or loan amount rounded up to the nearest $500 |
| (3) First $30,000 exempt for owner occupied residential properties |
| (4) First $22,000 exempt for owner occupied properties |
| (5) $25,000 exemption for principal residence, $75,000 exemption for first time homebuyer |
| (6) $10.00 transfer fee for deeds, $3.00 if agricultural transfer paid |
| (7) First $50,000 exempt from transfer tax |
| (8) First $30,000 exempt from transfer tax if owner occupied |
| (9) For refinances, call office of finance for local transfer and recordation tax |
| (10) First $50,000 exempt for owner occupied |
| (11) First $50,000 exempt for principal residence (owner occupied at least 7 months per year) |
| (12) 1st time homebuyer buying a principal residence rate is reduced to .25% which is paid by the seller |
| (13) Exemption for owner occupied housing on the first $50,000 |
| (14) 1st time homebuyer buying a principal residence rate is reduced to .25% |
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