What Malpot actually charges.

Frequently asked

How is the property registration fee calculated in Nepal?

The registration fee is a provincial tax, so the rate depends on which province the property sits in. In Bagmati, under the Province Finance Act 2083 effective 1 Shrawan 2083, a sale deed is charged 5.3% inside a Kathmandu Valley metropolitan city (KMC, Lalitpur), 4.8% in a Valley municipality, 5.15% in a metropolitan city outside the Valley, 4.65% sub-metropolitan, 4.5% municipality, and 3% in a rural municipality. Flats built under a group-housing scheme carry the same rate as land. The buyer pays it when the deed is registered.

Is there a 5% Bagmati Sabhyata Kosh surcharge?

No. No such levy exists. The Bagmati Province Finance Act 2083, which is what actually sets these rates, contains no civilisation fund and no Kathmandu-Valley-specific surcharge on top of the registration fee. The claim is repeated on several Nepali law-firm and property blogs but does not survive a read of the Act. What is true is that the Valley rate is itself higher: 5.3% against 5.15% for a metropolitan city elsewhere in the province.

How much discount do women get on property registration?

Section 9 of the Bagmati Province Finance Act 2083 gives a 25% concession where ownership passes to a woman, a senior citizen over 70, or a parentless minor, and 35% for a single woman on production of proof. A woman acquiring land inside a rural municipality also gets 35%. Section 13 allows only one concession per deed, and a deed passed jointly in a husband's and wife's name still attracts the woman's concession.

How is capital gains tax calculated when selling property in Nepal?

Under the Finance Act 2083, effective 16 July 2026, CGT is 10% of the gain if the property was held five years or less and 7.5% if held more than five years, withheld at source at registration and treated as a final tax. These rates rose from 7.5% and 5% respectively; older sources still quoting 5% describe the previous fiscal year. It applies only to transactions above Rs 10 lakh, and the gain is selling price minus purchase price minus documented allowable expenses.

Does this calculator include the government minimum valuation?

No — it works off the value you enter. In practice Malpot taxes the higher of your declared price or the government's per-aana minimum valuation for that ward, which typically runs at 30–40% of market value. If your declared price is realistic for the area, the calculator's numbers will match; if you are testing an under-declared figure, the actual bill may be higher.

The numbers behind the sliders

A calculator gives you the shape of the decision; these guides give you the current Nepali numbers to feed it.

• Property registration costs in Nepal
  The full fee stack, the minimum-valuation rule, and a Rs 1 crore worked example.
• Capital gains tax on property
  The 7.5%/10% split, allowable expenses, and exemptions in full.
• Women's property rights in Nepal
  The legal backdrop behind the registration-fee concession.
• The lalpurja checklist before bayana
  What to verify before any money changes hands on a land deal.
• Malpot and integrated property tax, explained
  The annual land/house tax that keeps running after registration day.