How the DGT's position has evolved
Current position
The acquisition date of inherited assets is the date of the deceased's death due to the retroactivity of acceptance. In the dissolution of joint property ownership (comunidades de bienes), the original values and dates are maintained if the adjudication corresponds to the ownership share; however, if a higher value is adjudicated, a change in assets occurs. For new construction works, the acquisition date is the date of completion of the works or, failing that, the date of the deed of declaration of new construction.
The DGT's position remains constant on specific matters such as inheritance and the dissolution of joint property ownership. No doctrinal change is observed, but rather an application of criteria in different scenarios: successions, mergers, construction works, and primary residences. The doctrine is stable regarding the application of retroactivity in inheritances and neutrality in the adjudication of community shares.
Turning points
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Specifies that adjudication by dissolution of a community only maintains the original date if it corresponds to the ownership share, warning that a higher value generates a change in assets.
Analysis based on 35 of 35 rulings with a stated position. Updated 23 September 2026.