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Fillable Printable Affidavit of Consideration for Use by Buyer 2008 - New Jersey

Fillable Printable Affidavit of Consideration for Use by Buyer 2008 - New Jersey

Affidavit of Consideration for Use by Buyer 2008 - New Jersey

Affidavit of Consideration for Use by Buyer 2008 - New Jersey

RTF-1EE (Rev. 7/08) STATE OF NEW JERSEY
MUST SUBMIT IN DUPLICATE
AFFIDAVIT OF CONSIDERATION FOR USE BY BUYER
(Chapter 49, P.L.1968, as amended through Chapter 33, P.L. 2006) (N.J.S.A. 46:15-5 et seq.)
BEFORE COMPLETING THIS AFFIDAVIT, PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS FORM
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
}ss. County Municipal Code
COUNTY ___________________ __________ ______
MUNICIPALITY OF PROPERT Y LOCATION ___________ ____________
(1) PARTY OR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE (See Instructions #3 an d #4 on reverse side) _________XXX-XX-X__________________
Last 3 Digits in Grantee’s Social Security Number
Deponent, ______________________________, being duly sworn according to law upon his/her oath,
(
Name)
deposes and says that he/she is the
_
_____ ___________ ______ in a deed dated ___________ ____ transferring
(Grantee, Legal Representative, Corporate Officer, Officer of Title Company, Lending Institution, etc.)
real property identified as Block number ___________________________ Lot number ____________________________ located at
_______________________________________________________________________________ and annexed thereto.
(Street Address, Tow n)
(2) CONSIDERATION
$_______________________________ (See Instructions #1, #5, and #11 on reverse side)
Entire consideration is in excess of $1,000,000:
PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION CHECKED BELOW SHOULD BE TAKEN FROM THE OFFICIAL TAX LIST (A PUBLIC RECORD)
OF THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE THE REAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE YEAR THAT THE TRANSFER IS MADE.
(A) When Grantee is required to remit the 1% fee, complete below:
Class 2 - Residential Class 4A – Commerci al Properties
Class 3A - Farm property (Regular) an d any (if checked, calculation on (C) required below)
other real p roperty transferred to same grantee
Class 4C - Residential Cooperative Unit
in conjunction with transfer of Class 3A property (4 Famili es or less)
(B) When Grantee is not required to remit the 1% fee, complete below:
Property class. Circle a pplicable class(e s): 1 4B 4C 15
Property classes: 1-Vacant Land, 4B-Industrial properties, 4C-Apartments (other than cooperative unit), 15-Public Property
Exempt Organization pursuant to federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986
Incidental to corporate merger or acquisition and equalized assessed valuation less than 20% of total value of
all assets exchanged in merger or acquisition (If checked, calculation in (C) below required and
MUST ATTACH
COMPLETED RTF-4
)
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(C) REQUIRED CALCULATION OF EQUALIZED ASSESSED VALUATION FOR ALL CLASS 4A COMMERCIAL
PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS: (See Instructions #6 and #7 on reverse side)
Total Assessed Valuation ÷ Director’s Ratio
= Equalized Valuation
$_____________________ ÷ ____________%
= $__________ ______
If Director’s Ratio is less than 100%, the equalized valuation will be an amount greater than the assessed valuation. If Director’s Ratio
is equal to or in excess of 100%, the assessed valuation will be equal to the equalized value.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(3) TOTAL EXEMPTION FROM FEE
(See Instruction #8 on reverse side)
Deponent states that this deed transaction is fully exempt from the Realty Transfer Fee imposed by C. 49, P.L. 1968, as amended
through C. 66, P.L. 2004, for the following reason(s). Mere reference to exemption symbol is insufficient. Explain in detail.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
(4) Deponent makes Affidavit of Consideration for Use by Buyer to induce county clerk or register of deeds to record the deed and
accept the fee submitted herewith pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 49, P.L. 1968, as amended through Chapter 33, P.L. 2006.
Subscribed and sworn to before me ___________ ___________________ ___________________________
this day of , 20 Signature of Deponent Grantee Name
__________________________________ _______________________________
Deponent Address Grantee Address at Time of Sale
_______________________________
Name/Company of Settlement Officer
County Recording Officers shall forward one copy of each Affidavit of Consideration for Use by Buyer recorded with deeds to:
STATE OF NEW JERSEY- DIVISION OF TAXATION
PO BOX 251
TRENTON, NJ 08695-0251
ATTENTION: REALTY TRANSFER FEE UNIT
The Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury has prescribed this form as required by law, and it may not be altered or amended
without prior approval of the Director. For further information on the Realty Transfer Fee or to print a copy of this Affidavit, visit the Division of Taxation website at
www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/lpt/localtax.htm
FOR OFFICI AL USE ONLY
Instrument Number___________________ County_________________
Deed Number_________________ Book __________ Page_________
Deed Dated ___________________ Date Recorded ________________
FOR RECORDER’S USE ONLY
Consideration $ ___________________________
RTF paid by buyer $ ___________________________
Date ________________ By _____________________________
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING FORM RTF-1EE, AFFIDAVIT OF CONSIDERATION FOR USE BY BUYER
1. CONSIDERATION STATEMENT AND REALTY TRANSFER FEE PAYMENT PREREQUISITES FOR DEED RECORDING
No county recording officer shall record any deed evidencing transfer of title to real property unless (a) the consideration is recited in
the deed, or (b) an Affidavit for Use by Buyer by one or more of the parties named in the deed or by their legal representatives declaring
the consideration is annexed f or recording with the dee d, an d (c) for conveyances and transfers of property for which the total consideration
recited in the deed is not in excess of $350,000, a fe e is remitted at the rate of $2.00/$500 of considerat ion or fractional part thereof not in
excess of $150,000; $3.35/$500 of consideration or fractional part thereof in excess of $150,000 but not in excess of $200,000; and
$3.90/$500 of consideration or fractional part thereof in excess of $200,000. For transfers of property for which the total consideration
recited in the deed is in excess of $350,000, a fee is remitted at the rate of $2.90/$500 of consideration or fractional part not in excess of
$150,000; $4.25/$500 of consideration or fractional part thereof in excess of $150,000 but not in excess of $200,000; $4.80/$500 of
consideration or fractional part thereof in excess of $200,000 but not in excess of $550,000; $5.30/$500 of consideration or fractional part
thereof in excess of $550,0 00 but not in excess of $85 0,000; $5. 80/$5 00 of consi der atio n or fracti onal part ther eof i n exc ess of $850 ,00 but
not in $1,000, 000; and $6.05/$50 0 of consideratio n or fractional part thereof in excess of $1,000,000, which fee shall be pa id in addition to
the recording fees imposed by Chapter 123, P.L. 1965, Section 2 (C. 22A:4-4.1) as amended by Chapter 370, P.L. 2001, through
Chapter 66, P.L. 2004 an d Chapter 19, P.L. 200 5, which fee sha ll be paid to the count y recording officer at the tim e the deed is offered for
recording/transfer. Of these fees, $.75/$500 of consideration or fractional part in e xcess of $150,000 paid to the State T reasurer is credited
to the New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
In addition to all other fees imposed under Chapter 49, P.L. 1968 (C. 46:15-5 et seq.) as amended through Chapter 33, P.L. 2006, a
fee is imposed upon the grantee of a deed fo r the transfer of real property for consideration in excess of $1,000,000:
A. that is classified pursuant to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 18:12-2.2 as Cla ss 2 “residential”;
B. that includes property classified pursuant to N.J.A.C. 18:12-2.2 as Class 3A: “farm property (regular)” but only if the property
includes a building or structure intended or suited for residential use, and; any other real property, regardless of class, that is
effectively transferred to the same grantee in conjunction with farm property as described above; or
C. that is a cooperative unit as defined in section 3 of P.L. 1987, c. 381 (C.46:8D-3).
D. that is classified pursuant to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 18;12-2.2 as Class 4A “commercial properties,” meaning any type of
income-producing properties other th an properties in Cl asses 1, 2, 3A, 3B and those properties in Class 4B and Class 4C as defined in
N.J.A.C. 18:12-2.2 (f) and (g).
T
he 1% fee is not imposed on an organization determined by the federal Internal Revenue Service to be exempt from federal income
taxation pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. s. 501 that is
the grantee in a deed for consideration in excess of $1,000,000. The 1% fee shall also not apply to a deed if the real property transfer is
incidental to a corporate merger or acquisition and the equalized assessed value of the real property transferred is less than 20% of the
total value of all assets exchange d in the merger or acquisition.
2. WHEN AFFIDAVIT OF CONSIDERATION FOR USE BY BUYER MUST BE ANNEXED TO DEED
Recorded with the deed when the entire consideration is in excess of $1,000,000 or the equalized value of the Class 4A
property is in excess of $1,000,000; however, the Realty Transfer Fee is calculated on the consideration amount recited
in the deed.
When grantee claims an exemption from payment of the fee;
When the entire consideration is not recited in the deed or the acknowledgement or proof of the execution.
Exemptions from the Realty Transfer Fee are found in N.J.S.A. 46:15-10.
3. LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE
“Legal representative is to be interpreted broadly to include any person actively and responsibly participating in the transaction, such
as, but not limited to: an attorney representing one of the parties; a closing officer of a title compan y or lending institution participati ng in the
transaction; a holder of power of attorney from grantor or grantee.
4. OFFICER OF CORPORATE GRANTEE/OFFICER OF TITLE COMPANY OR LENDING INSTITUTION
Where a deponent is an officer of corporate grantee, state the name of corporation and officer’s title or where a deponent is a closing
officer of a title company or lending institution participating in the transacti on, state the name of the company or institution and officer’s title.
5. CONSIDERATION
“Consideration” means in the case of any deed, the actual amount of money and the monetary value of any other thing of value
constituting the entire compensation paid or to be paid for the transfer of title to the lands, tenements or other realty, including the
remaining amount of a ny prior mortgage to which the transfer is su bject or which is assum ed a nd agreed to be p aid b y the gr antee and any
other lien or encumbrance not paid, satisfied or removed in connection with the transfer of title.
6. DIRECTOR'S RATIO
“Director’s Ratio” means the average ratio of assessed to true value of real property for each taxing district as determined by the
Director, Division of Taxation, in the Table of Equalized Valuations promulgated annually on or before October 1 in each year pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 54:1-35.1. The T able is used in the calculation and apportionme nt of distributions pursuant to the State School Aid Act of 1954.
7. EQUALIZED VALUE
“Equali zed Value” mea ns the assessed value of the proper ty in the year that the transfer is made, divi ded by the Director’s Ratio. The
Table of Equalized Valuations is promulgated annually on or before October 1 in each year pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:1-35.1. Example:
Assessed value = $1,000,000; Director’s Ratio = 80%. $1,000,000 ÷ .80 = $1,250,000. If Directo
r’s Ratio is less than 100%, the
equalized v aluation will be an amount gr eater than the assessed v alue, if Director’s Ratio is in excess of 100% the assessed value will be
equal to the equalized value.
8. TOTAL EXEMPTION FROM THE REALTY TRANSFER FEE (GRANTOR/GRANTEE)
The fee imposed by this Act shall not apply to a deed:
(a) For consideration of less than $100; (b) B y or to the United States of America, this State, or any instrumentalit y, agency or sub division;
(c) Solely in order to provide or release security for a debt or obligation; (d) Which confirms or corrects a deed previ ously recorded; (e) On
a sale for delinquent taxes or assessments; (f) On partition; (g) By a receiver, trustee in bankruptcy or liquidation, or assignee for the
benefit of creditors; (h) Eligible to be recorded as an “ancient deed” pursuant to R.S. 46:16-7; (i) Acknowledged or proved on or before
July 3, 1968; (j) Between husband and wife/partners in a civil union couple, or parent and child; (k) Conveying a cemetery lot or plot; (l) In
specific performance of a final judgment; (m) Releasing a right of reversion; (n) Previously recorded in another county and full Realty
Transfer Fee paid or accounted for as evidenced by written instrument, attested to by the grantee and acknowledged by the county
recording officer of the county of such prior recording, specifying the county, book, page, date of prior recording, and amount of Realty
Transfer Fee previously paid; (o) By an executor or administrator of a decedent to a devisee or heir to effect distribution of the decedent’s
estate in accordance with the provisions of the decedent’s will or the intestate la ws of this State; (p) Recorded within 90 days following the
entry of a divorce decree which dissolves the marriage/civ il union partn ers hip between the grantor and g rantee; (q) Issued b y a cooper ative
corporation, as part of a conversion of all of the assets of the cooperative corporation into a condominium, to a shareholder upon the
surrender by the shareholder of all of the shareholder’s stock in the cooperative corporation and the proprietary lease entitling the
shareholder to exc lusive occupanc y of a portion of the property owned by the corporation.
9. REALTY TRANSFER FEE IS A FEE IN ADDITION TO OTHER RECORDING FEES
The count y recording officer is required to collect the Rea lty Transfer Fee at the time the deed is offere d for recording/transfer.
10. AFFIDAVITS OF CONSIDERATION FOR USE BY BUYER FORWARDED TO DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF TAXATION
The count y recording officers shall forward one cop y of each Affidavit of Considerati on for Use by Buyer filed and recorded with deeds
to the Director of the Division of T axation on the tenth day of the month next following the filing of the deed.
11. PENALTY FOR WILLFUL FALSIFICATION OF CONSIDERATION AND TRANSFERS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION
Any person who kn owingly falsifies the c onsideration recited in a deed or i n the proof or ackno wledgem ent of the execution of a deed
or in an affidavit annexed to a deed declaring the consideration therefor or a declaration in an affidavit that a transfer is exempt from
recording fee is guilty of a cri me of the fourth degree (Chapter 308, P.L. 1991, effective June 1, 1992). T he Division of Taxation is entitled
to review the Fees collected pursuant to the State Uniform Procedure Law. The Director of the Division of Taxation is authorized to make
deficiency assessments to taxpayers who have, intentionally or mistakenly, underestimated the consideration or sales price of properties
on the Affidavit of Consideration for Use by Buyer attached to deeds and upon which the Realty Transfer Fee is based.
12. COUNTY/MUNICIPAL CODES
County/Municipal codes may be found at http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/pdf/lpt/cntycode.pdf
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