ROC / MCA STAMP DUTY RULES

State wise stamp duty rules for eForm INC-2/ INC-7/ INC-29, Memorandum of Association (MoA), Articles of Association (AoA), eForm SH-7 and eForm FC-1)

ROC / MCA Stamp Duty Rules

Name of state/ union territory INC-2/ INC-7/ INC-29 MoA AoA SH-7 Remarks
           
Delhi (companies having share capital other than section 8) 10 200 0.15% of authorised capital subject to a maximum stamp duty of Rs. 25 lakhs of stamp duty Stamp duty shall be: 0.15% of amount of increase in authorized capital subject to maximum of Rs. 25 Lakhs.
Delhi (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 10 200 200 NIL
Delhi (Section 8 companies) 10 NIL NIL NIL
Haryana (companies having share capital other than section 8) 15 60 60 if authorised capital is less than or equal to Rs. 1 lakh 120 if authorised capital is greater than Rs. 1 lakh NIL
Haryana (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 15 60 60 NIL
Haryana (Section 8 companies) 15 NIL NIL NIL
Maharashtra (companies having share capital other than section 8) 100 200 1000 on every Rs. 5 lakhs of authorised capital or part thereof subject to a maximum of 50 lakhs of stamp duty. Stamp duty shall be Rs. 1000 on every Rs.5 Lakhs of amount of increase in authorised capital or part thereof subject to a maximum of 50 Lakhs of stamp duty.
However, in the case of increase of Authorised Capital beyond Rs. 2,50,00, 00,000/-, No Stamp duty shall be payable.
For eg- For SH-7, If auth. Capital is increased from Rs. 240 crores to Rs. 300 crores then stamp duty payable shall be calculated on Rs. 10 crores (i.e. Rs. 250 crores- Rs. 240 crores) and not on Rs. 60 crores (i.e. Rs. 300 crores- Rs.240 crores) as no stamp duty is payable beyond authorised capital of Rs. 250 crores.
Maharashtra (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 100 NIL NIL NIL
Maharashtra (Section 8 companies) 100 NIL NIL NIL
Orissa (companies having share capital other than section 8) 10 300 300 NIL These rules shall also apply to companies not having share capital other than section 8 and Section 8 companies.
Andhra Pradesh (companies having share capital other than section 8) 20 500 0.15% of the authorized capital subject to a minimum of Rs.1000/- and a maximum of Rs.5 lakhs 0.15% of amount of increase in authorised capital subject to a minimum of Rs. 1000/- and maximum of Rs. 5 Lakhs. These rules shall also apply to section 8 companies having share capital. Stamp rule for SH-7 implies that the maximum limit of Rs. 5 Lakhs shall be calculated every time there is any increase in share capital, even if the company has already paid Rs. 5 Lakhs of stamp duty.
Andhra Pradesh (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 20 500 1000 1000 These rules shall also apply to section 8 companies not having share capital
Telangana (companies having share capital other than section 8) 20 500 0.15% of the authorized capital subject to a minimum of Rs.1000/- and a maximum of Rs.5 lakhs 0.15% of amount of increase in authorised capital subject to a minimum of Rs. 1000/- and maximum of Rs. 5 Lakhs. These rules shall also apply to section 8 companies having share capital. Stamp rule for SH-7 implies that the maximum limit of Rs. 5 Lakhs shall be calculated every time there is any increase in share capital, even if the company has already paid Rs. 5 Lakhs of stamp duty.
Telangana (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 20 500 1000 1000 These rules shall also apply to section 8 companies not having share capital
Bihar (companies having share capital other than section 8) 20 500 0.15% of authorised capital or 1000, whichever is more subject to a maximum of 5 lakhs of stamp duty. Stamp duty shall be higher of (i) or (ii),
(i) Rs. 1000/-
(ii) 0.15% of amount of increased authorised capital subject to maximum of Rs. 5 lakhs of stamp duty Less 0.15% of amount of existing authorised capital subject to maximum of Rs. 5 lakhs of stamp duty
(iii) However, If 0.15% of amount of existing authorised capital is Rs. 5 lakhs or more then no stamp duty shall be payable.
Bihar (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 20 500 1000 NIL
Bihar (Section 8 companies) 20 NIL NIL NIL
Jharkhand (companies having share capital other than section 8) 5 63 105 NIL These rules shall also apply to companies not having share capital other than section 8.
Jharkhand (Section 8 companies) 5 NIL NIL NIL
Jammu and Kashmir (companies having share capital other than section 8) 10 150 150 if authorised capital is less than equal to Rs. 1 lakh and 300 if authorised capital is greater than Rs. 1 lakh NIL
Jammu and Kashmir (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 10 150 150 NIL
Jammu and Kashmir (Section 8 companies) 10 NIL NIL NIL
Tamil Nadu (companies having share capital other than section 8) 20 200 300 NIL These rules shall also apply to companies not having share capital other than section 8.
Tamil Nadu (Section 8 companies) 20 NIL NIL NIL
Puducherry (companies having share capital other than section 8) 10 200 300 NIL These rules shall also apply to companies not having share capital other than section 8.
Puducherry (Section 8 companies) 10 NIL NIL NIL
Assam (companies having share capital other than section 8) 15 200 310 NIL These rules shall also apply to section 8 companies and
Meghalaya (companies having share capital other than section 8) 10 100 300 NIL These rules shall also apply to section 8 companies and companies not having share capital other than section 8
Manipur (companies having share capital other than section 8) 10 100 150 NIL These rules shall also apply to section 8 companies and companies not having share capital other than section 8
Nagaland (companies having share capital other than section 8) 10 100 150 NIL These rules shall also apply to section 8 companies and companies not having share capital other than section 8
Tripura (companies having share capital other than section 8) 10 100 150 NIL These rules shall also apply to section 8 companies and companies not having share capital other than section 8
Arunachal Pradesh (companies having share capital other than section 8) 10 200 500 NIL These rules shall also apply to section 8 companies and
Mizoram (companies having share capital other than section 8) 10 100 150 NIL These rules shall also apply to section 8 companies and companies not having share capital other than section 8
Kerala (companies having share capital other than section 8) 25 1000 For Companies having Authorized Capital up to Rs. 10 Lakhs – Rs. 2,000/- For Companies having Authorized Capital above Rs. 10 Lakhs and up to Rs. 25 Lakhs- Rs. 5,000/-
For Companies having Authorized Capital above Rs. 25 Lakhs – 0.5% of the Authorized Capital
NIL These rules shall also apply to section 8 companies having share capital.
Kerala (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 25 1000 2000 NIL These rules shall also apply to section 8 companies not having share capital
Lakshadweep (companies having share capital other than section 8) 25 500 1000 NIL These rules shall also apply to section 8 companies and companies not having share capital other than section 8
Madhya Pradesh (companies having share capital) 50 2500 0.15% of authorized capital subject to minimum of rupees 5000 and maximum of Rupees 25 lakh of stamp duty. Stamp duty shall be 0.15% of amount of increased authorized capital subject to minimum of Rs. 5000 and maximum of Rs. 25 lakhs of stamp duty less 0.15% of amount of existing authorized capital subject to minimum of Rs. 5000 and maximum of Rs. 25 lakhs of stamp duty (in case the last capital increase occurred on or after 16th Sept 14) OR 0.15% of amount of existing authorized capital subject to minimum of Rs. 1000 and maximum of Rs. 5 lakhs of stamp duty (in case the last capital increase occurred prior to 16th sept 14) as the case may be.
Madhya Pradesh (companies not having share capital) 50 2500 5000 NIL
Chhattisgarh (companies having share capital other than section 8) 10 500 0.15% of authorised capital or 1000, whichever is more subject to a maximum of 5 lakhs of stamp duty Stamp duty shall be higher of (i) or (ii), (i) Rs. 1000/- (ii) 0.15% of amount of increased authorised capital subject to maximum of Rs. 5 lakhs of stamp duty Less 0.15% of amount of existing authorised capital subject to maximum of Rs. 5 lakhs of stamp duty (iii) However, If 0.15% of amount of existing authorised capital is Rs. 5 lakhs or more then no stamp duty shall be payable
Chhattisgarh (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 10 500 1000 NIL
Chhattisgarh (Section 8 companies) 10 NIL NIL NIL
Rajasthan (companies having share capital other than section 8) 10 500 0.5% of authorised capital 0.2% of amount of increase in authorised capital subject to maximum stamp duty of Rs. 25 lakhs. These rules shall also apply to Section 8 companies having share capital Stamp rule for SH-7 implies that the maximum limit of Rs. 25 Lakhs shall be calculated every time there is any increase in share capital, even if the company has already paid Rs. 25 Lakhs of stamp duty.
Rajasthan (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 10 500 500 NIL These rules shall also apply to Section 8 companies not having share capital
Punjab (companies having share capital other than section 8) 25 5000 5000 if authorised capital is less than equal to Rs. 1 lakh and 10,000 if authorised capital is greater than Rs. 1 lakh NIL
Punjab (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 25 5000 5000 NIL
Punjab (Section 8 companies) 25 NIL NIL NIL
Himachal Pradesh (companies having share capital other than section 8) 3 60 60 if authorised capital is less than equal to Rs. 1 lakh and 120 if authorised capital is greater than Rs. 1 lakh NIL
Himachal Pradesh (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 3 60 60 NIL
Himachal Pradesh (Section 8 companies) 3 NIL NIL NIL
Chandigarh (companies having share capital other than section 8) 3 500 1000 NIL
Chandigarh (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 3 500 1000 NIL
Chandigarh (Section 8 companies) 3 NIL NIL NIL
Uttar Pradesh (companies having share capital other than section 8) 10 500 500 NIL These rules shall also apply to companies not having share capital (other than section 8) and to Section 8 companies having share capital
Uttar Pradesh (Section 8 companies) NIL NIL NIL NIL These rules shall be applicable only to section 8 companies not having share capital.
Uttarakhand (companies having share capital other than section 8) 10 500 500 NIL These rules shall also apply to companies not having share capital (other than section 8) and to Section 8 companies having share capital
Uttarakhand (Section 8 companies) Nil Nil Nil NIL These rules shall be applicable only to section 8 companies not having share capital.
West Bengal (companies having share capital other than section 8) 10 60 300 NIL These rules shall also apply to companies not having share capital other than section 8
West Bengal (Section 8 companies) 10 NIL NIL NIL
Karnataka (companies having share capital other than section 8) 20 1000 500 on every Rs.10 lakhs of authorised capital or part thereof 500 on every Rs.10 lakhs of amount of increase in authorised capital or part thereof, subject to a minimum of 500.
Karnataka (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 20 1000 500 NIL
Karnataka (Section 8 companies) 20 NIL NIL NIL
Gujarat (companies having share capital other than section 8) 20 100 0.5% of authorized capital subject to maximum of 5 lakhs Stamp duty shall be- 0.5% of amount of increased authorised capital subject to maximum of Rs. 5 lakhs of stamp duty Less 0.5% of amount of existing authorised capital subject to maximum of Rs. 5 lakhs of stamp duty
Gujarat (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 20 100 1000 NIL
Gujarat (section 8 companies) 20 NIL NIL NIL
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (companies having share capital other than section 8) 1 15 25 NIL These rules shall also apply to companies not having share capital other than section 8.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (section 8 companies) 1 NIL NIL NIL
Goa (companies having share capital other than section 8) 50 150 Rs. 1000/- for every Rs. 5 lakhs or part thereof authorized capital. Rs. 1000/- for every Rs. 5 lakhs of amount of increase in authorised capital or part thereof.
Goa (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 50 150 1000 NIL
Goa (section 8 companies) 50 NIL NIL NIL
Daman and Diu (companies having share capital other than section 8) 20 150 Rs. 1000/- for every Rs. 5 lakhs or part thereof authorized capital. Rs. 1000/- for every Rs. 5 lakhs of amount of increase in authorised capital or part thereof
Daman and Diu (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 20 150 1000 NIL
Daman and Diu (section 8 companies) 20 NIL NIL NIL
Andaman and Nicobar (companies having share capital other than section 8) 20 200 300 NIL
Andaman and Nicobar (companies not having share capital other than section 8) 20 200 300 NIL
Andaman and Nicobar (section 8 companies) 20 NIL NIL NIL

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