Tax advantages for property owners

If you spend more than six months a year in Spain, you are obliged by law to apply for a residents permit.* This law is currently being abolished , houses in alicante , spanish-legal-advice-solicitors

There are however, several tax advantages for residents of Spain that do not apply to non-residents , houses in alicante , spanish-legal-advice-solicitors

Inputted income tax is an annual tax on an imaginary income resulting by virtue of ownership of a property and is charged as 0.5% of the catastral value , houses in alicante , spanish-legal-advice-solicitorsIf you are a resident you will not be charged this on your principal home , houses in alicante , spanish-legal-advice-solicitors

Wealth tax is a tax on all assets in Spain and is charged at 0.2% of the catastral value of any house owned , houses in alicante , spanish-legal-advice-solicitorsFor residents the first 108,000€ is exempt and for a joint ownership this would apply to each partner , houses in alicante , spanish-legal-advice-solicitorsThese two taxes are paid annually as long as you own the property , houses in alicante , spanish-legal-advice-solicitorsNon-residents do not receive any relief so therefore have to pay 0.7% of the catastral value every year , houses in alicante , spanish-legal-advice-solicitors

When you come to sell the property, capital gains tax will be charged on any profit you have made , houses in alicante , spanish-legal-advice-solicitorsThis is 35% for non-residents but only 20% for residents , houses in alicante , spanish-legal-advice-solicitorsA further concession for residents is that if you are over the age of 65 and have lived in your property for at least three years, you are totally exempt from capital gains tax , houses in alicante , spanish-legal-advice-solicitorsFinally, if you are 60 years of age or more and have lived in your property for at least three years, you can bequeath your property to your spouse or children and avoid paying inheritance tax on 95% of the valuation , houses in alicante , spanish-legal-advice-solicitorsThe inheritor must also be a resident of Spain and agree not to sell the property for at least ten years , houses in alicante , spanish-legal-advice-solicitors