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V0698-18 ·15 March 2018 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Allocation of assets in co-ownership exceeding ownership share triggers capital gains tax

A married couple under a separation of assets regime wishes to dissolve their co-ownership of two properties by allocating the higher-value property to the wife. The DGT indicates that if the allocation exceeds a co-owner's ownership share, it constitutes a change in assets that triggers a capital gain or loss.

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This ruling clarifies that property division in co-ownership is not tax-neutral if the distribution of assets is disproportionate to the original ownership shares, potentially leading to unexpected tax liabilities.

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2018-03-15PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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