(a) There is imposed a tax on each deed, instrument or writing, whereby any lands, tenements or other realty is granted, assigned, transferred or otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, the purchaser, or any other person by such purchaser's direction, when the consideration for the interest or property conveyed equals or exceeds two thousand dollars: (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, at the rate of three-quarters of one per cent of the consideration for the interest in real property conveyed by such deed, instrument or writing, the revenue from which shall be remitted by the town clerk of the municipality in which such tax is paid, not later than ten days following receipt thereof, to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit to the credit of the state General Fund; and(2) At the rate of one-fourth of one per cent of the consideration for the interest in real property conveyed by such deed, instrument or writing, provided the amount imposed under this subdivision shall become part of the general revenue of the municipality in accordance with section 12-499.(b) The rate of tax imposed under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section shall, in lieu of the rate under said subdivision (1), be imposed on certain conveyances as follows: (1) In the case of any conveyance of real property which at the time of such conveyance is used for any purpose other than residential use, except unimproved land, the tax under said subdivision (1) shall be imposed at the rate of one and one-quarter per cent of the consideration for the interest in real property conveyed;(2) In the case of any conveyance in which the real property conveyed is a residential estate, including a primary dwelling and any auxiliary housing or structures, regardless of the number of deeds, instruments or writings used to convey such residential real estate, for which the consideration or aggregate consideration, as the case may be, in such conveyance is eight hundred thousand dollars or more, the tax under said subdivision (1) shall be imposed:(A) At the rate of three-quarters of one per cent on that portion of such consideration up to and including the amount of eight hundred thousand dollars;(B) Prior to July 1, 2020, at the rate of one and one-quarter per cent on that portion of such consideration in excess of eight hundred thousand dollars; and(C) On and after July 1, 2020, (i) at the rate of one and one-quarter per cent on that portion of such consideration in excess of eight hundred thousand dollars up to and including the amount of two million five hundred thousand dollars, and (ii) at the rate of two and one-quarter per cent on that portion of such consideration in excess of two million five hundred thousand dollars; and(3) In the case of any conveyance in which real property on which mortgage payments have been delinquent for not less than six months is conveyed to a financial institution or its subsidiary that holds such a delinquent mortgage on such property, the tax under said subdivision (1) shall be imposed at the rate of three-quarters of one per cent of the consideration for the interest in real property conveyed. For the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, "unimproved land" includes land designated as farm, forest or open space land.(c) In addition to the tax imposed under subsection (a) of this section, any targeted investment community, as defined in section 32-222, or any municipality in which properties designated as manufacturing plants under section 32-75c are located, may, on or after March 15, 2003, impose an additional tax on each deed, instrument or writing, whereby any lands, tenements or other realty is granted, assigned, transferred or otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, the purchaser, or any other person by such purchaser's direction, when the consideration for the interest or property conveyed equals or exceeds two thousand dollars, which additional tax shall be at a rate of up to one-fourth of one per cent of the consideration for the interest in real property conveyed by such deed, instrument or writing. The revenue from such additional tax shall become part of the general revenue of the municipality in accordance with section 12-499.(d) On and after July 1, 2025, the Comptroller shall transfer from the General Fund to the Housing Trust Fund established under section 8-336o, any revenue received by the state each fiscal year in excess of three hundred million dollars from the tax imposed under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) and subsections (b) and (c) of this section. On and after July 1, 2026, the threshold amount in this subsection shall be adjusted annually by the percentage increase in inflation. As used in this subdivision, "increase in inflation" means the increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers during the preceding calendar year, calculated on a December over December basis, using data reported by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-494
(1967, P.A. 693, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 158, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-1, S. 6, 15; P.A. 85-480, S. 1, 3; P.A. 86-397, S. 8, 10; P.A. 89-205, S. 1; 89-251, S. 19, 203; P.A. 91-356 , S. 1 , 3 ; P.A. 92-57 , S. 1 , 2 ; P.A. 03-2 , S. 40 ; P.A. 04-201 , S. 4 ; 04-216 , S. 51 ; P.A. 05-268 , S. 1 , 2 ; P.A. 07-154 , S. 6 ; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1 , S. 128 ; June 11 Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1, S. 1; P.A. 11-6 , S. 102 .)
Amended by P.A. 23-0207,S. 24 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2023.Amended by P.A. 19-0117, S. 337 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2019 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by P.A. 11-0006, S. 102 of the the 2011 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2011.Amended by P.A. 10-0001, S. 1 of the June 2010 Sp. Sess., eff. 7/1/2010. Cited. 208 C. 606 . Transfer of property from an estate to a corporation, the sole shareholders of which are the transferors, held not to be a transfer for consideration subject to conveyance tax authorized by statute. 260 Conn. 406 . Presence of a blockhouse shed on real property, regardless of purpose for which it is used, renders the property improved nonresidential land for purposes of levying conveyance tax under section. 261 C. 102 . Land sellers cannot be assessed conveyance tax on property for which they did not receive, either directly or indirectly, any consideration and when there was a legitimate purpose for the structure of the transactions that resulted in consideration being paid to the home builders for the house. 279 C. 465 . Cited. 31 CS 154 ; 34 Conn.Supp. 52 ; 44 CS 354 ; Id., 444. Subsec. (a): In transfer of real property from individual to limited liability company in which such individual was the sole member, no conveyance tax was due because there was no consideration for the transfer. 262 C. 659 ; Id., 680. In transfer of real property from individual to limited liability company in which such individual was the controlling member, no conveyance tax was due because there was no consideration for the transfer. Id., 674.