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V3471-19 ·18 December 2019 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Modal burdens cannot be deducted from property value for Inheritance Tax purposes

A taxpayer inquired whether the value of a property received via a legacy could be reduced due to a modal burden requiring the proceeds of a future sale to be distributed. The Directorate General for Tax (DGT) ruled that the property must be declared at its real value without applying said burden.

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This ruling clarifies that modal burdens do not reduce the taxable base for Inheritance Tax, as the property's value must reflect its actual market worth regardless of subsequent distribution obligations.

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2019-12-18PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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