RupeeTimes' financial glossary  A-F |  G-O |  P-V |  W-Z |  1-9 |  Search by category |     Category: Definitions   Penal interest Plinth area Point Of Sale (POS) Power of attorney Pre-EMI Prime Lending Rate (PLR) Principal Processing Date Property tax Recurring Billing Refinance Charge Refinancing Repayment Repayment Holiday Repo rate Rest Reverse Mortgage Sale deed Stamp duty Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) Stored-value Card Surcharge Tenure of the Loan Variable Interest Rate Stamp duty It is the duty to be paid to appropriate authority on the different documents used in the loan process. Stamp duty varies from state to state and the stamp duty should be adequate enough so as to make the documents valid and enforceable.