stamp tax
noun
: a tax collected by means of a stamp purchased and affixed (as to a deck of playing cards)
specifically
: such a tax on a document (such as a deed or promissory note)
called also stamp duty
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At the peak of the 2015 bubble, stamp revenue was RMB 39 billion, though stamp tax revenue exceeded RMB 30 billion a month twice in 2021, which was hardly a banner year, with the Shanghai Composite up +4.8%.
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Some members of Congress suggested an inheritance tax, others a corporate profits tax, and still others wanted some version of a stamp tax on commercial documents.
—Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
There was also chatter about Mainland China decreasing its stamp tax, which led to a rally in financial stocks led by brokers.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 4 June 2021
As part of the resiliency effort, lawmakers agreed to divvy up more than $400 million in documentary-stamp tax dollars, which are collected on real estate transactions and in the past have been targeted toward what is known as the Sadowski Trust Fund for affordable housing.
—Jim Turner, sun-sentinel.com, 12 May 2021
The bill would direct $200 million in documentary-stamp tax money to affordable housing, with $111.7 million going to efforts to combat sea-level rise and $111.7 million going to sewage treatment projects.
—Jim Turner, orlandosentinel.com, 5 May 2021
India’s citizens paid a special stamp tax for a number of years to cover the expenses.
—WSJ, 1 Apr. 2021
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Some members of Congress suggested an inheritance tax, others a corporate profits tax, and still others wanted some version of a stamp tax on commercial documents.
—Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
There was also chatter about Mainland China decreasing its stamp tax, which led to a rally in financial stocks led by brokers.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 4 June 2021
As part of the resiliency effort, lawmakers agreed to divvy up more than $400 million in documentary-stamp tax dollars, which are collected on real estate transactions and in the past have been targeted toward what is known as the Sadowski Trust Fund for affordable housing.
—Jim Turner, sun-sentinel.com, 12 May 2021
The bill would direct $200 million in documentary-stamp tax money to affordable housing, with $111.7 million going to efforts to combat sea-level rise and $111.7 million going to sewage treatment projects.
—Jim Turner, orlandosentinel.com, 5 May 2021
India’s citizens paid a special stamp tax for a number of years to cover the expenses.
—WSJ, 1 Apr. 2021
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“Stamp tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stamp%20tax. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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