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V5059-16 ·22 November 2016 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Property acquisition costs are not directly deductible but increase the acquisition value for depreciation purposes

A taxpayer inquired whether acquisition costs and mortgage interest for a rented property are deductible. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that acquisition costs (taxes, notary fees, etc.) are not direct rental expenses; instead, they form part of the acquisition value for depreciation purposes. Conversely, mortgage interest is deductible as a necessary expense.

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Taxpayers must distinguish between direct rental expenses and acquisition costs, as the latter must be capitalised and depreciated over time rather than deducted immediately.

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2016-11-22PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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