CONSULTATION: Dear Sir: My partner (we are a same sex couple) is very sick. We went to see an advisor who informed us that since we are not married, although we are civil partners, I shall be considered in Spain for Inheritance Tax purposes as non relative or stranger, (Group IV), and therefore I will […]
Dear readers, Those of you who like to read and keep our articles will recall that at the beginning of 2011 we published one with the title: Is the Spanish IHT system discriminatory? What lies ahead? in that article we pointed out that the European Commission had formally asked Spain to change the regulation of […]
PLANNING YOUR SUCCESSION TAX COULD SAVE YOUR BENEFICIARIES THOUSANDS OF EUROS IN INHERITANCE AND /OR -GIFT TAXES. Many of us are not aware of how the Inheritance Tax (IHT) process works in Spain and therefore we do not know the amount that our beneficiaries may have to pay when receiving an Inheritance or a Donation. […]