Florida documentary stamp tax calculator
Give a sale price, and the tax appears along with the party who pays.
It follows the tiers set by the statute and the customary payer; no exemptions or first-time buyer reductions are applied.
- The documentary stamp tax
- 0.7% applied to the price
- Which party is responsible for the tax
- Shared by buyer and seller. By law, each party to the deed owes the tax, no matter who agrees to cover it. The rate in Miami-Dade County is 60 cents for each $100.
- Rates for title insurance
- Determined by the state
- Deed recording
- $10, per the Flagler County clerk fee schedule under F.S. 28.24; each page after the first adds $8.50.
Doc stamps for a deed in Florida
Florida's documentary stamp tax comes to 0.7% of the price, paid by buyer and seller together, per floridarevenue.com
Which party pays the Florida doc stamp tax
| Line | Customary payer | Rate or amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| The documentary stamp tax | Split between buyer and seller | At 0.7% of the sale amount | floridarevenue.com |
| The documentary stamp tax charged at the Miami-Dade rate (Miami-Dade County) | Split between buyer and seller | At 0.6% of the sale amount | floridarevenue.com |
| Intangible tax plus documentary stamp tax on the note | Buyer | At 0.55% of the loan amount | lakecountyclerkfl.gov |
| Owner's title policy | Varies by county | set by the state rate | law.cornell.edu |
| Lender's title policy | Buyer | $25 simultaneous issue | law.cornell.edu |
| Recording the deed | Buyer | $10 | flaglerclerk.gov |
| Recording the mortgage | Buyer | $10 | flaglerclerk.gov |
| Origination charge | Buyer | At 1% of the loan amount | bankrate.com |
| Appraisal | Buyer | $359 | angi.com |
| Buyer's agent commission | Set in the buyer agreement | 2.42% average | redfin.com |