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Transfer tax in Pinole

The city tax is $0.55 per $1,000 on sales over $100; both the person making the transfer and the person receiving it are liable.

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Transfer tax: The city tax is $0.55 per $1,000 on sales over $100; both the person making the transfer and the person receiving it are liable.

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What Pinole's code says

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City transfer tax	Yes. The city taxes each deed or document that transfers real property sold in the city. Applies: Only when the price or value of the property transferred is more than $100. § 3.16.020 · code text There is imposed on each deed, instrument or writing by which any lands, tenements, or other realty sold within the city shall be granted, assigned, transferred or otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, the purchaser or purchasers, or any other person or persons, by his, her or their direction, when the consideration for, or value of the interest of property conveyed exceeds one hundred dollars, a tax at the rate of twenty-seven and one-half cents for each five hundred dollars or fractional part thereof.
Rate	27.5 cents for each $500 of value, or fraction of $500. § 3.16.020 · code text There is imposed on each deed, instrument or writing by which any lands, tenements, or other realty sold within the city shall be granted, assigned, transferred or otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, the purchaser or purchasers, or any other person or persons, by his, her or their direction, when the consideration for, or value of the interest of property conveyed exceeds one hundred dollars, a tax at the rate of twenty-seven and one-half cents for each five hundred dollars or fractional part thereof.
Rate per $1,000	$0.55 per $1,000 of value. § 3.16.020 · code text There is imposed on each deed, instrument or writing by which any lands, tenements, or other realty sold within the city shall be granted, assigned, transferred or otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, the purchaser or purchasers, or any other person or persons, by his, her or their direction, when the consideration for, or value of the interest of property conveyed exceeds one hundred dollars, a tax at the rate of twenty-seven and one-half cents for each five hundred dollars or fractional part thereof.
Price threshold	$100 Applies: The tax applies only when the price or value of the property transferred is more than $100. § 3.16.020 · code text There is imposed on each deed, instrument or writing by which any lands, tenements, or other realty sold within the city shall be granted, assigned, transferred or otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, the purchaser or purchasers, or any other person or persons, by his, her or their direction, when the consideration for, or value of the interest of property conveyed exceeds one hundred dollars, a tax at the rate of twenty-seven and one-half cents for each five hundred dollars or fractional part thereof.
Rate depends on price	No. One rate applies to every sale. § 3.16.020 · code text There is imposed on each deed, instrument or writing by which any lands, tenements, or other realty sold within the city shall be granted, assigned, transferred or otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, the purchaser or purchasers, or any other person or persons, by his, her or their direction, when the consideration for, or value of the interest of property conveyed exceeds one hundred dollars, a tax at the rate of twenty-seven and one-half cents for each five hundred dollars or fractional part thereof.
Who pays	The person who makes the transfer and the person who receives it are jointly and severally liable. § 3.16.030 · code text Any person who makes a transfer which is subject to the tax imposed under Section 3.16.020 of this chapter, and any person or persons to whom such transfer is made, shall be jointly and severally liable for payment of the tax imposed under Section 3.16.020.

The California rule underneath

CA state law Underneath, California law still applies. County documentary transfer tax: A county may tax a sale over $100 at $0.55 for each $500 of value ($1.10 per $1,000), not counting liens that remain on the property (Rev. & Tax. Code § 11911(a)). City share of the tax: A city may impose half the county rate ($0.55 per $1,000); the county then credits the city tax against its own, so the combined standard rate stays $1.10 per $1,000 (Rev. & Tax. Code § 11931). California rules for buying and selling — the full state rule →

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The city tax is $0.55 per $1,000 on sales over $100; both the person making the transfer and the person receiving it are liable.

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