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V4722-16 8 November 2016 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · dación en pago

Transferring primary residence to settle commercial property mortgage is not exempt from Income Tax

A taxpayer inquired whether transferring their primary residence in lieu of payment (dación en pago) to cancel a mortgage on a commercial premises is exempt from Personal Income Tax (IRPF). The Directorate General for Tax (DGT) ruled that the exemption only applies if the mortgage debt pertains to the primary residence itself.

The question raised

Question posed: Personal Income Tax treatment of the dation in payment of one's primary residence.

The DGT's ruling

The exemption of capital gains through dation in payment requires that the property be the primary residence and that it be transferred to cancel mortgage debts encumbering said property. As the dation is to pay the mortgage of a commercial premises, the requirements for the exemption are not met. The transaction generates a capital gain or loss that must be included in the savings tax base.

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