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V0735-19 2 April 2019 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · exención por reinversión

Reinvestment exemption for primary residence applies if new home was purchased up to two years prior to sale

The taxpayer asks whether they can apply the primary residence reinvestment exemption by using the sale proceeds to repay the mortgage of a home acquired previously. The Directorate General for Tax (DGT) rules that this is permissible, provided the acquisition of the new home took place within the two-year period preceding the sale of the primary residence.

The question raised

Question posed: Whether the exemption for reinvestment in a primary residence would be applicable.

The DGT's ruling

To qualify for the exemption, the residence must be the primary residence both for the property being transferred and for the property being acquired. The amount obtained is considered reinvested if it is used to satisfy the price of a new primary residence acquired within the two-year period prior to the transfer of the current one. In the event that external financing was used, the amount to be reinvested shall be the result of subtracting the outstanding principal of the loan from the transfer value.

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