Property in Spain | Real estate Spanish-English glossary | Spanish property capital gain tax, Impuesto sobre el incremento del valor de los terrenos
Impuesto sobre el Incremento del Valor de los Terrenos (Plusvalía). This is a local Spanish tax which is charged on the capital gains on the sale of property or land.
Under the law it is the seller who must pay this tax (except in circumstances where an agreement has been made to the contrary, something which must be recorded in the private sales contract aswell as the title deeds).
The amount calculated for this tax depends on the location within the municipality, the number of years since the property or land was purchased and the rise in value since then
The scale used by the town hall to calculate
this tax is based on certain parameters fixed by law.
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Extra expenses when buying property in Spain
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