Florida quitclaim deed doc stamp calculator
Do you pay doc stamps on a quitclaim deed in Florida?
Work out the tax on the deed
On the consideration the statute definesDocumentary stamp tax on the deed
$1,400.00
Example: a deed in Broward County: nothing paid, $200,000 mortgage on the property; consideration $200,000.
On the deed
Not in it: recording, the title question a quitclaim deed raises, and any tax on a mortgage given with the deed.
The short answer
Yes, whenever there is consideration, and a quitclaim deed is taxed like any other deed. Under Fla. Stat. § 201.02(1)(a) consideration includes the money paid and the amount of any mortgage or other encumbrance on the property, whether or not the debt is assumed, so a gift of a property carrying a $200,000 mortgage owes $1,400 at 70¢ per $100. A gift of a property with no mortgage owes $0.70, the tax on the nominal consideration the deed recites. Two deeds between spouses owe nothing: a deed of homestead property where the mortgage is the only consideration, and a deed of the marital home on a divorce.
Source: Bayit Title, https://bayittitle.com/closing-costs/quitclaim-deed-doc-stamps
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Common transfers, worked
Each line is the calculator’s own figure, outside Miami-Dade, with nothing paid unless it says so.
| The transfer | Tax on the deed |
|---|---|
| A gift of a property with no mortgage | $0.70 |
| A gift of a property with a $200,000 mortgage | $1,400.00 |
| A half interest, $200,000 mortgage | $700.00 |
| To a spouse, homestead, the mortgage the only consideration | $0.00 |
| To a spouse or former spouse on a divorce, the marital home | $0.00 |
| To your own LLC, $200,000 mortgage | $1,400.00 |
| To a revocable trust, $200,000 mortgage, each spouse’s half | $700.00 |
Rate: Fla. Stat. § 201.02(1)(a). The spouses’ deeds: § 201.02(7).
What counts as consideration
The statute’s words: Fla. Stat. § 201.02(1)(a): “For purposes of this section, consideration includes, but is not limited to, the money paid or agreed to be paid; the discharge of an obligation; and the amount of any mortgage, purchase money mortgage lien, or other encumbrance, whether or not the underlying indebtedness is assumed.”
The Department of Revenue puts the mortgage plainly: “If the property being transferred has a mortgage on it, the balance of the mortgage at the time of transfer is consideration for the transfer.” Where only part of the property is conveyed, its example works the mortgage in proportion: “The consideration for the transfer is $50,000 (the amount of the mortgage multiplied by the percentage of the interest transferred).” A half interest in a property carrying a $200,000 mortgage is taxed on $100,000: $700.
Where nothing is paid and there is no mortgage, the deed recites nominal consideration and the Department’s guidance says: “If the deed reflects nominal consideration, such as “love and affection and $1” or “$10 or other good and valuable consideration,” then $0.70 tax is due.”
The two deeds between spouses
Section 201.02(7) says the tax does not apply to:
- Fla. Stat. § 201.02(7)(a): “A deed, transfer, or conveyance between spouses or former spouses pursuant to an action for dissolution of their marriage wherein the real property is or was their marital home or an interest therein. … This paragraph applies in spite of any consideration as defined in subsection (1).”
- Fla. Stat. § 201.02(7)(b): “A deed or other instrument that transfers or conveys homestead property or any interest in homestead property between spouses, if the only consideration for the transfer or conveyance is the amount of a mortgage or other lien encumbering the homestead property at the time of the transfer or conveyance.”
The second needs the mortgage to be the only consideration: where money is paid as well, the deed is taxed on the whole. It covers a deed from one spouse to the other, from one to both, or from both to one, and only homestead property.
To your own LLC
The deed is taxed on the consideration, and the mortgage balance is consideration whether or not the LLC assumes the loan. A property with no mortgage owes the nominal $0.70. The statute then follows the entity: it defines a conduit entity as “a legal entity to which real property is conveyed without full consideration by a grantor who owns a direct or indirect interest in the entity, or a successor entity.” and says, in § 201.02(1)(b)2.: “When real property is conveyed to a conduit entity and all or a portion of the grantor’s direct or indirect ownership interest in the conduit entity is subsequently transferred for consideration within 3 years of such conveyance, tax is imposed on each such transfer of an interest in the conduit entity …” So a deed to the LLC for less than full consideration, followed by a sale of the LLC within three years, is taxed on that sale.
To a trust
Taxed on the consideration like any other deed. The Department’s own example is a husband and wife deeding a jointly owned, mortgaged property to a trust, each conveying a half: “The consideration for the transfer is $50,000 (the amount of the mortgage multiplied by the percentage of the interest transferred).” It adds a note worth reading twice: “There is no specific exemption for documents that transfer Florida real property for estate planning purposes.” A property with no mortgage owes the nominal $0.70.
In Miami-Dade
The rate on the deed is 60¢ per $100 rather than 70¢, and the county levies a surtax of 45¢ on anything but a single-family residence, $1.05 in all. A deed of a property carrying a $200,000 mortgage owes $1,200 on a house or a condominium unit, and $2,100 on anything else. The calculator applies both when Miami-Dade is chosen.
What the Department decides
The Department of Revenue administers the tax and publishes its own guidance on the documentary stamp tax, which the examples here are taken from; the clerk collects the tax when the deed is recorded. Where the consideration is not shown on the face of the deed the tax is still due on the consideration. This page is not tax or legal advice.
A quitclaim deed is also a title question
A quitclaim deed conveys whatever the grantor has and warrants nothing, and a deed drawn without the title in mind is how many of the problems in the title problems library begin. The Florida title problems guide has what to check before one is recorded.
On a sale
Where the deed is a sale, the consideration is the price, and the Florida doc stamp calculator prices the deed and the mortgage together. The deed’s tax by the name a buyer from another state uses is on the Florida transfer tax calculator.
Common questions
Do you pay doc stamps on a quitclaim deed in Florida?
Yes, whenever there is consideration, and the form of the deed makes no difference. Under Fla. Stat. § 201.02(1)(a) consideration includes the money paid, any obligation discharged and the amount of any mortgage or other encumbrance on the property, whether or not the debt is assumed. The tax is 70¢ per $100 of it, or part of $100, in every county but Miami-Dade.
Are doc stamps due on a gift of property, with nothing paid?
If there is no mortgage or other lien on the property, the deed recites nominal consideration and the Department of Revenue says $0.70 is due on that. If there is a mortgage, its balance at the transfer is consideration: a gift of a property carrying a $200,000 mortgage owes $1,400, whether or not the new owner takes the loan over.
Do I pay doc stamps to add my spouse to the deed?
Not on homestead property where the only consideration is the mortgage or other lien on it: Fla. Stat. § 201.02(7)(b) takes that deed out of the tax, from one spouse to the other, from one to both or from both to one. If money changes hands as well, the exemption does not apply and the whole consideration is taxed. On property that is not homestead, the mortgage balance is taxed as on any other deed.
Are doc stamps due on a deed between spouses on a divorce?
No. Fla. Stat. § 201.02(7)(a) exempts a deed between spouses or former spouses pursuant to an action for dissolution of their marriage, of property that is or was their marital home, and says the exemption applies “in spite of any consideration”: the mortgage and any money paid do not count.
Do I pay doc stamps to transfer my property to my LLC?
On the deed, yes, on the consideration: the balance of any mortgage on the property, since that is consideration whether or not the LLC assumes it. A deed of an unencumbered property to your own LLC owes the nominal $0.70. The statute then watches the LLC itself: where property goes to a “conduit entity” without full consideration and an interest in that entity is sold within three years, the sale of the interest is taxed as if it were the deed.
Do I pay doc stamps to put my house in a trust?
On the consideration, as on any deed. The Department’s own example is a couple deeding a jointly owned mortgaged property to a trust, taxed on the mortgage in proportion to the interest each conveys. The Department adds: “There is no specific exemption for documents that transfer Florida real property for estate planning purposes.” A property with no mortgage owes the nominal $0.70.
What if the deed does not state the consideration?
The tax is still due on the consideration. Section 201.02(1)(a) charges the rate on each $100 or part of $100 of the consideration where the full amount is not shown on the face of the deed, and the Department administers the tax on what was actually given, the mortgage included.
Is the rate different in Miami-Dade?
Yes: 60¢ per $100 instead of 70¢, plus the county’s surtax of 45¢ on anything but a single-family residence, $1.05 in all. A deed of a property carrying a $200,000 mortgage owes $1,200 there on a house or condominium unit, and $2,100 on anything else.
Section 201.02 and the Department of Revenue’s documentary stamp tax page were read on November 5, 2026, and every quotation is from that reading; the rates are read from the statutes that set them and linked to the section. Tell us if a figure here does not match what you are charged and we will check it again.