If you are a purchaser of a property in Spain and agree to a certain price with the vendor, you may receive from the corresponding Spanish Tax Office a “Complementary settlement”, once signed the Purchase and Sale Title Deed. Regional and National Inland Revenue may claim the settlement of the tax according to criteria established by law in Spain. The tax authority is empowered to review the values set by the parties freely.

1. LAWYER IN MARBELLA INFORMING ON COMPLEMENTARY TAX
SETTLEMENTS.
Lawyer in Spain, Mr. Félix Ruiz, is informing you on potential complementary tax
settlements.
If you are a purchaser of a property in Spain and agree to a certain price with the
vendor, you may receive from the corresponding Spanish Tax Office a
“Complementary settlement”, once signed the Purchase and Sale Title Deed. Regional
and National Inland Revenue may claim the settlement of the tax according to criteria
established by law in Spain. The tax authority is empowered to review the values set by
the parties freely.
In Andalucía, the Order of February 13, 2013 approves the coefficients applicable to
the cadastral values (rateable value) to estimate the real value of properties in order to
settle additional bill´s with regards to the transfer tax and stamp duty, inheritance and
gift tax in Spain and or the well know Capital Gain Tax. This Spanish law establishes
the rules for applying them and the methodology used to obtain valuations on
properties in Spain.
Imagine, you as purchaser of an already existing not newly built property in Spain,
agree with the vendor a certain purchase price. This price is freely agreed by both
parties that for all purposes is a market price, however you need to keep in mind that if
that price is lower than that established by the regional law – the so-called tax/fiscal
value -, you, the purchaser, will receive in a relatively short time since the signing of the
Purchase and Sale Title Deed a “complementary settlement” claiming the difference in
transfer tax originally paid, plus legal interest (and remote fines).

2. Take a practical example that allows you to understand the above:
Purchaser and vendor agree on a price of 100.000,00 euros for an urban property in
the Andalusian municipally of Cuevas de Almanzora.
The rateable value of the property in the municipality is 45.000 euros and the multiplier
applicable to this town for the year 2013 is 3,60. We find that the fiscal value of this
property is of 162.000,00 euros, (45,000 x 3,60).
At the time of the signing of the purchase Title Deed, the Purchaser has paid the
transfer tax to 8% over 100,000 euros = transfer tax liability of € 8,000.
Well, please be ensured that the Tax Office of the municipality of Cuevas de
Almanzora, will send a “complementary settlement” requiring payment of the transfer
tax on a total value of 162,000.00 euros, with a tax to be paid of 12,960 euros,
discounting the initially tax of 8,000 euros, plus interest applicable.
The above would also be applicable to Inheritance and Gift Tax inSpainas well as the
well known Capital gain tax in Spain.
Before proceeding with the purchase of a property and agree a price with the vendor,
keep in mind that there are a number of values that may affect the taxes of the
transaction. Do not hesitate to contact the leading multi-lingual law firm,Arcos &
Lamers Asociadosfor any tax or legal matter in Spain.
Please do not hesitate to contact the English speaking Spanish lawyers and
accountants in Marbella of Arcos & Lamers Asociados, your property lawyers in Spain
and tax advisors in Marbella, in the event that you need professional advice regarding
the matter proposed in this blog or any other that you may have at the time of selling or
purchasing your property in Spain, we have an expert team ready to answer your
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Félix Ruiz, lawyer in Marbella.
Marbella, 2013.