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RSA 78-B Tax on Transfer of Real Property

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78-B:1 Transfer Tax.

I. (a) A tax is imposed upon the sale, granting and transfer of real estate and any interest therein including transfers by operation of law. Each sale, grant and transfer of real estate, and each sale, grant and transfer of an interest in real estate shall be presumed taxable unless it is specifically exempt from taxation under RSA 78-B:2. (b) The rate of the tax is $.75 per $100, or fractional part thereof, of the price or consideration for such sale, grant, or transfer; except that where the price or consideration is $4,000 or less there shall be a minimum tax of $20. The tax imposed shall be computed to the nearest whole dollar. II. [Repealed.] III. This section shall be construed in all respects so as to meet all constitutional requirements. If any provision or clause of this section is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of the section. IV. For the purposes of this chapter, manufactured housing, as defined by RSA 674:31, shall be deemed real estate at such time as it is placed on a site and tied into required utilities. Source. 1967, 320:1. 1969, 48:1. 1972, 53:1. 1977, 495:1; 600:75. 1983, 230:7. 1989, 197:1; 416:1, 3. 1991, 362:2. 1999, 17:32, 33, eff. July 1, 1999.

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78-B:1 Transfer Tax.

I. (a) A tax is imposed upon the sale, granting and transfer of real estate and any interest therein including transfers by operation of law. Each sale, grant and transfer of real estate, and each sale, grant and transfer of an interest in real estate shall be presumed taxable unless it is specifically exempt from taxation under RSA 78-B:2. (b) The rate of the tax is $.75 per $100, or fractional part thereof, of the price or consideration for such sale, grant, or transfer; except that where the price or consideration is $4,000 or less there shall be a minimum tax of $20. The tax imposed shall be computed to the nearest whole dollar. II. [Repealed.] III. This section shall be construed in all respects so as to meet all constitutional requirements. If any provision or clause of this section is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of the section. IV. For the purposes of this chapter, manufactured housing, as defined by RSA 674:31, shall be deemed real estate at such time as it is placed on a site and tied into required utilities. Source. 1967, 320:1. 1969, 48:1. 1972, 53:1. 1977, 495:1; 600:75. 1983, 230:7. 1989, 197:1; 416:1, 3. 1991, 362:2. 1999, 17:32, 33, eff. July 1, 1999.

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