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V5033-16 ·21 November 2016 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Debt settlement via dation in payment following excess adjudication in community property dissolution is subject to ITP

A query was raised regarding whether the settlement of a debt arising from an excess adjudication during the dissolution of community property, through the transfer of assets different from those originally agreed, is exempt from Transfer Tax (ITP). The DGT ruled that this transaction constitutes an independent dation in payment and cannot benefit from the dissolution exemption.

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This ruling clarifies that any asset transfer used to settle debts resulting from the redistribution of assets in a community property dissolution is treated as a separate taxable event, preventing taxpayers from using the dissolution exemption to avoid Transfer Tax on subsequent asset settlements.

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2016-11-21PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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