MARYLAND Transfer/Recordation Chart (As of August 2009)
Jurisdiction |
Recordation Tax |
County Transfer Tax |
State Transfer Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny 301-777-5922 |
6.60/1000 | .5% | .5% |
| Anne Arundel 410-222-1125 |
7/1000 | 1.0% | .5% |
| Baltimore City 410-333-3760 |
10/1000(1) | 1.5%(2) | .5% |
| Baltimore County 410-887-2652 |
5/1000 | 1.5%(3) | .5% |
| Calvert County 410-535-1660 |
10/1000 | None | .5% |
| Caroline County 410-479-1811 |
10/1000 | .5%(4) | .5% |
| Carroll County 888-302-8927 |
10/1000 | None | .5% |
| Cecil County 410-996-5375 |
8.20/1000 | Flat Fee $10/Deed | .5% |
| Charles County 888-932-2072 |
10/1000 | None | .5% |
| Dorchester County 410-228-0480 |
10/1000 | .75%(5) | .5% |
| Frederick County 301-694-1961 |
12/1000 | None | .5% |
| Garrett County 301-334-1938 |
7/1000 | 1% | .5% |
| Harford County 410-638-3474 |
6.60/1000 | 1%(6) | .5% |
| Howard County 410-313-3837 |
5/1000 | 1% | .5% |
| Kent County 410-778-7460 |
6.60/1000 | .5% | .5% |
| Montgomery County 240-777-9473 or 240-777-9485 |
6.90/1000(7) (on $500,000) |
1% | .5% |
| Prince George’s County 301-952-3946 |
5/1000 | 1.4% | .5% |
| Queen Anne’s County 800-987-7591 |
9.90/1000 | .5% | .5% |
| St. Mary’s County 301-475-4554 |
8.00/1000 | 1%(8) | .5% |
| Somerset County 410-651-1555 |
6.60/1000 | None | .5% |
| Talbot County 410-822-2611 |
6.60/1000 | 1%(9) | .5% |
| Washington County 301-733-8660 |
7.60/1000 | .5%(10) | .5% |
| Wicomico County 410-543-6551 |
7/1000 | None | .5% |
| Worcester County 410-632-5500 |
6.60/1000 | .5%(11) | .5% |
- $22,000 exemption if buyer executes affidavit that property will be principal residence for at least 7 of 12 month period immediately following the conveyance.
- $22,000 exemption for residential/occupied IF accompanied by affidavit stipulating the property will be occupied by the Grantee; exemption is applied to buyer’s share of county transfer tax only (unless Seller has agreed to pay all in which case Seller gets the benefit of the exemption)
- $22,000 exemption for residential/occupied
- $25,000 exempt. for principal residence; $75,000 exempt. for 1st time homebuyer.
- $30,000 exemption for residentially improved owner occupied with affidavit
- $30,000 exemption for buyer’s principal residence
- 1st $50,000 of consideration exempt if buyer’s principal residence
- $300 credit for owner occupant
- $50,000 exempt. if owner-occupied and principal residence
- $50,000 exempt. if owner-occupied
- $50,000 exempt. if primary home (7 out of 12 months)
NOTE:
In the State of MD, all First time MD homebuyers are exempt from ¼% of the state transfer tax. The seller still is required to pay ¼%.