{"id":391654,"date":"2026-07-28T16:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=391654"},"modified":"2026-07-28T15:41:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:11:21","slug":"maharashtra-stamp-fourth-amendment-act-2026-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/07\/28\/maharashtra-stamp-fourth-amendment-act-2026-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Maharashtra Stamp Amendment Revises Stamp Duty Structure for Guarantee Instruments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 22 July 2026, the Maharashtra Government notified the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Maharashtra Stamp (Fourth Amendment) Act, 2026<\/span>, prescribing specific stamp duty rates for financial guarantees, bank guarantees and letters of guarantee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Key Points:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>\n<p>The amendment revises the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/Members\/NoteView.aspx?enc=SlRYVC05MDAwNjgzNjYwJiYmJiY0MCYmJiYmU2VhcmNoUGFnZSN1bmRlZmluZWQ=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958<\/span><\/a> to prescribe stamp duty rates for financial guarantees, bank guarantees and letters of guarantee.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A new Article 34A has been inserted in Schedule I to specifically regulate stamp duty on guarantee instruments.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Article 34A classifies different types of guarantees and prescribes the stamp duty payable on each category.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The applicable stamp duty rates are as follows:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; 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font-weight: bold;\">Category of Guarantee<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: middle; width: 47.5mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm;text-align: center; font-weight: bold;\">Stamp Duty<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: middle; width: 92.52mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm;\">Financial or Bank Guarantee where the amount secured does not exceed &#8377;5 lakh<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: middle; width: 47.5mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm;\">0.1% of the amount secured, subject to a minimum of &#8377;500<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: middle; width: 92.52mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm;\">Financial or Bank Guarantee where the amount secured exceeds &#8377;5 lakh<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: middle; width: 47.5mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm;\">0.3% of the amount secured, subject to a maximum of &#8377;20 lakh<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: middle; width: 92.52mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm;\">Guarantee issued in favour of a Government Corporation, Local Authority or Statutory Body for public works or public procurement<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: middle; width: 47.5mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm;\">&#8377;500<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: middle; width: 92.52mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm;\">Renewal or extension of an existing financial or bank guarantee without any increase in the guaranteed amount<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: middle; width: 47.5mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm;\">&#8377;500<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: middle; width: 92.52mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm;\">Letter of Guarantee (other than financial or bank guarantees covered above)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: middle; width: 47.5mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm;\">0.25% of the amount secured, subject to a maximum of &#8377;25,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The amendment deletes the separate entry relating to &#8216;Letter of Guarantee&#8217; under Article 37 and brings such instruments within the scope of the new Article 34A.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/06\/20\/maharashtra-stamp-duty-arbitration-impact-india\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Cost of Justice? Maharashtra&#8217;s Stamp Duty Shake-Up and its Ripple Effect on Arbitration in India<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[Maharashtra Stamp (Fourth Amendment) Act, 2026, dated 22-7-2026]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">Maharashtra Stamp (Fourth Amendment) Act, 2026 prescribes stamp duty on financial and bank guarantees based on the guaranteed amount and provides concessional rates for public works and procurement-related 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