11/07/2023
What Is Stamp Duty Malaysia?
Stamp duty is a essentially a fee on legal documents such as the instrument of transfer and loan agreement when you purchase a house. Stamp duty can be complicated, but never fear, we’re here to help you understand it better!
Now, what does that mean in practice? Let’s explore a simplified example.
A property valued at RM500,000 today would be liable for charges across the first two tiers that we mentioned above.
Stamp duty would be charged according to 1% on RM100,000 of value and 2% on RM400,000 of value.So what will the stamp duty be?
✅RM1,000 stamp duty owed on the first RM100,000 value (1% x RM100,000)
✅RM8,000 stamp duty owed on the next RM400,000 value (2% x RM400,000)
✅Thus, RM1,000 + RM8,000 = RM9,000 stamp duty owed in total
Stamp Duty Malaysia On A Loan Agreement
It’s also important to factor in the stamp duty owed for any loan agreement which may be entered into as part of a property purchase.
As an important legal document, the loan agreement is also liable for stamp duty. Stamp duty on a loan agreement is a flat 0.5% rate, applied to the full value of the loan.
So, for a property priced at RM500,000, you would typically apply for a 90% loan (RM450,000) – as 10% of the property price will be for the down payment,which you would need to fork out yourself.
Thus, if you take out a loan of RM450,000 to cover your hypothetical property purchase above, you’re liable for a stamp duty of RM2,250 on that loan (0.5% x RM450,000).
Let’s go through this step-by-step. For your hypothetical property worth RM500,000, this is how you calculate your total stamp duty for the instrument of transfer AND loan agreement:
✅Stamp duty for instrument of transfer + Stamp duty on loan agreement = Total stamp duty to be paid
[(First RM100,000 x 1%) + (Next RM400,000 x 2%)] + 0.5% of loan amount (RM450,000)
= (RM1,000 + RM8,000) + (0.5% x RM450,000)
= RM9,000 + RM2,250
= RM11,250
Remarks;- Stam Duty On A Loan Agreement can finance into a loan.😊 So need to pay by cash or use from your pocket money.