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Registration fees are usually paid to enter property ownership transfers in a public register. This gives security to all parties involved in the transaction. Smith supports collecting taxes through stamp-duties and registration fees.
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Registration Fees Term Timeline in The Wealth of Nations
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Book 5, Chapter 2
...it can be secret. The best solution is to require the payment of stamp-duties and registration fees in exchange for deeds of sale to be valid. The Romans imposed an inheritance...
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...fall on sellers (except taxes on new buildings, which fall on buyers). Borrowers cover the registration and stamp fees for loans, while both parties do for lawsuits. All these transfer taxes...
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