Transfer Tax and Stamp Duty
With a reduced tax rate for the purchase of properties for resale by real estate professionals
Our tax experts in Marbella explain briefly what the reduced tax rate ITP for real estate professionals consists of to make your company's tax management easier.
What is the tax reduction for real estate professionals?
The tax rate ITP for real estate professionals is, in short, a reduction of the ITP, which is reduced from 7% (which is the general rate for purchases of second homes) to 2% for real estate professionals, provided that the property is destined for resale and certain conditions are met.
What requirements are necessary to obtain the tax reduction?
According to the law 5/2021 of the Andalusian Autonomous Community of Andalusia, and by the provisions of Article 44 of the same,
a) The purchaser of the property (whether an individual or a legal entity) incorporates this property into its current assets. This acquisition must be formalised in a notarial, administrative or judicial public document.
b) That the property is sold within five years of its purchase, and said sale is made using a public deed before a notary, and provided that this transfer is subject to Transfer Tax and is not an operation exempt from the same.
What are the conditions for this reduction?
A captive settlement will be made for part of the tax liability resulting from the difference between the application of the general tax rate and the reduced rate. This means that, although the tax is settled for the amount of 2% instead of 7%, the resulting difference between these two is provisionally settled by the administration at the expense of the property being resold within a maximum period of 5 years.
Example: Purchase price: 200.000 euros.
ITP 2%: 4.000 euros
Captive liquidation: 10.000 euros
What happens if I do not sell the property within 5 years?
If the property is not resold within this period, you will have to pay the difference of the cautionary liquidation.
What do I have to prove for this reduction to be recorded in a public deed once I have acquired the property?
- Certification of being registered in any of the following groups and epigraphs of the tax on economic activities: - Group 833, subgroup 833.2 (Development of buildings). - Group 861, subgroup 861.1 (Rental of housing).
- That the taxpayer states in the document formalising the acquisition his intention to incorporate the property into his current assets. This declaration must be expressly stated in the public notarial deed.
- The property must be resold within a maximum period of 5 years, and this operation must be carried out through a public deed.
At Marbella’s law firm Mercury Abogados, our specialised tax advisors can help you with the calculation, preparation and fulfilment of the Transfer Tax and Stamp Duty, as well as with the presentation of any tax obligation with the Inland Revenue.
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