What is the real estate transfer tax in Nevada?

In Nevada, a real property transfer tax of 65 cents for each $500 of value, or $1.25 in a county of 700,000 people or more, is imposed on each deed conveying real property when the value exceeds $100, plus an additional $1.30 for each $500 of value that goes to the State General Fund, and the buyer and seller are jointly and severally liable for it. A county with fewer than 700,000 people may add a tax of up to 5 cents for each $500 of value, and the county recorder collects all of these taxes before accepting the deed for recording. Buyer and seller may agree between themselves which of them pays, but the county recorder may still collect from either. A transfer to a relative within the first degree of lineal consanguinity or affinity is exempt, as is a transfer without consideration from one joint tenant or tenant in common to the remaining co-owners. Counties and cities can add their own tax where state law lets them, so check the county where the deed is recorded. This is NRS 375.020, 375.023, 375.026, 375.030, 375.090.

WhatNevada
State transfer tax$1.95 per $500 ($2.55 in a county of 700,000 or more)

What the statute says

“In addition to all other taxes imposed on transfers of real property, a tax, at the rate of $1.30 on each $500 of value or fraction thereof, is hereby imposed on each deed …”

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Source

NRS 375.020, 375.023, 375.026, 375.030, 375.090

Read the statute in the Nevada Revised Statutes (Nevada Legislature): leg.state.nv.us.

Checked against the statute on November 15, 2026.

This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.

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