(a) for individuals to buy the only family housing (family members include the purchaser, spouse and minor children, the same below), with an area of 90 square meters or less, the deed tax shall be levied at a reduced rate of 1%; If the area is over 90 square meters, the deed tax shall be levied at the reduced rate of 1.5%.
(2) Deed tax shall be levied at the reduced rate of 1% for individuals who purchase a second set of improved family housing with an area of 90 square meters or less; If the area is more than 90 square meters, the deed tax shall be levied at a reduced rate of 2%. The second set of improved housing for families refers to the second set of housing purchased by families who already own a set of housing.
Legal basis: The tax basis of the deed tax in Article 4 of the Deed Tax Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): (1) The transfer and sale of land use rights and the sale of houses, the transaction price determined for the land and house ownership transfer contract, including the amount to be paid and the price corresponding to the physical objects and other economic benefits; (two) land use rights exchange, housing exchange, the difference between the exchange of land use rights and housing prices; (3) Free transfer of land and house ownership such as land use right donation and house donation is the price legally approved by the tax authorities with reference to the market price of land use right sale and house sale. If the difference between the transaction price declared by the taxpayer and the adjustment price is obviously low without justifiable reasons, it shall be verified by the tax authorities in accordance with the provisions of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on the Administration of Tax Collection.