Springtime is almost upon us, it is once more the time of the year in which Mother Nature paints the countryside in bright yellow colours, animals are keen to display courtship behaviour, and humans drive estate agents nutty on looking for a brand-new home!
Ironically, one of the best times to redu
Unbeknownst to most non-resident property owners, on buying property in Spain, you automatically become liable to pay IBI tax the following year. No one will give you the heads up on this tax, so it is up to you to find out how much you owe and comply with your local Tax Authorities.
In recent times, inheriting property in Spain has become somewhat of a luxury for many, due to the high taxes that have to be paid. In 2019 the state pocketed approximately 50 million euros in unclaimed inheritances.
When as a property owner you transmit your home, whether you sell it or donate it, you’ll naturally want to pay as little tax as possible and make the greatest profit you can.
On buying a home in Spain, the first point is to determine whether you are buying new build (off-plan or sobre plano, in Spanish) or else a resale (second-hand property or reventa, in Spanish).
Many people have doubts about the taxes they will have to pay when buying or selling a home in Spain. This article seeks to explain the resident and non-resident tax on the purchase and sale of property in a simple way, with the help of economist and tax advisor José Miguel Golpe Saavedra.
As you are probably aware by now, one of the best, if not the best, businesses in Spain as of late is to rent out property, specifically as a holiday home (short-term).
Taxpayers in Spain can already consult their tax data online or on the Agencia Tributaria app for the Spanish tax office, and as of 2nd April 2019 have been able to file their 2018 IRPF tax returns.
You can only file your tax returns in Spain online for the next month and a half, according to the o
When a taxpayer sells a home in Spain, they are obliged to pay the infamous municipal capital gains tax (called the plusvalía municipal in Spanish) unless they have incurred losses from the transfer.
ITP (Impuesto sobre Transmisiones Patrimoniales y Actos Jurídicos Documentales), in English Property Transfer Tax and Documented Legal Acts, is an indirect tax which is applied to onerous transfers of property, in other words operations of exchange of wealth or assets between living persons (such as
Many Spanish Autonomous Communities have already approved their budgets for this year, pre-empting the government, which hopes to be able to present its General Budget of State 2018 before Easter.
With the upward trend in property prices, buyers want to find their dream home without going overbudget. As such, the key is to get the seller to lower the price of the house.