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V1217-24 ·28 May 2024 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Legal and solicitor fees may increase the acquisition value of inherited assets

A taxpayer has inquired whether legal and solicitor fees arising from judicial inheritance proceedings can be added to the acquisition value of the inherited property. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) has ruled that they may be considered inherent acquisition costs if they are directly related to the acquisition itself.

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How it affects those involved

This ruling allows taxpayers to reduce their future capital gains tax liability by increasing the acquisition cost of inherited property through the inclusion of related legal fees.

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2024-05-28PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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