Couples to pay tax to add name to their property

Adding signature to ownership certificate to cost in Nanjing

NANJING - Do you want to share the ownership of property that officially belongs to your spouse or his or her family by adding your name to an ownership certificate? If that's the case and you live in this city in East China, you will probably have to pay a tax.

A partner in a couple who wants to obtain part ownership of property that had belonged to the other partner before they were married will have to pay a tax that took effect on Tuesday, according to a regulation adopted by Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province.