stamp tax

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pul vergisi
(Avrupa Birliği) damga vergisi
(Ticaret) damga resmi
English - English
a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications)
The dollar cost of stamps which in some jurisdictions are required to be affixed to certain legal documents such as deeds prior to recordation in the land records
The charge levied by governments on the transfer of property
Stamp tax is a revenue raised by means of stamps affixed to certain contracts such as for the conveyance of property The tax rates are based on a scale of charges according to the sale price of the property
– An act passed by the British Parliament in 1765 to tax certain transactions and printed items in the American colonies

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tax stamp
Adhesive stamp used to pay tax rather than postage, sometimes used on official documents
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