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V0313-21 ·19 February 2021 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Debt substitution via new loan ineligible for main residence investment tax relief

A taxpayer inquired whether they could take out a new loan to repay a portion of an old debt used to finance the extension of their main residence. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that this would be classified as a substitution of debt rather than a reduction of the debt itself.

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Taxpayers seeking to claim tax relief for investments in their main residence must ensure that any refinancing is not interpreted as a mere substitution of debt, which would disqualify the deduction.

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2021-02-19PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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