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V0653-17 ·14 March 2017 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Legal fees do not reduce capital gains from homeowners' association compensation

A homeowners' association has enquired whether it can deduct legal expenses when receiving compensation for construction defects. The Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) has ruled that these fees do not affect the determination of the change in net wealth.

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This ruling clarifies that legal costs incurred to obtain compensation cannot be used to offset the capital gain recognised by a homeowners' association, potentially increasing the tax burden on such indemnities.

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2017-03-14PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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