France
Inheriting in France: inheritance law and taxes
Because of the high inheritance tax in France, it is advisable to think about inheritance planning prior to a purchase.
18 July 2020
Because of the high inheritance tax in France, it is advisable to think about inheritance planning prior to a purchase.
Soon, you will no longer be able to donate tax-free before a Dutch notary. There are also implications for the purchase of foreign property.
Newsletter January 2020|The purchase of property in Spain, if planned, results in less inheritance tax for your partner and heirs. Inheritance tax varies by Spanish autonomous
For inheritance planning purposes, it is usually interesting to buy a second residence in the children's name. This can be a split purchase
Gifting in Spain is traditionally expensive. Unlike inheritance tax, there are usually no generous reductions, tax-free sums or exemptions in gift tax. Donate
The new government of the Comunidad Andalusía, with its decision of 26 January 2019, initiated the plan to de facto abolish inheritance tax in Andalusia
As in Belgium, there is a gift tax in Spain. Spanish gift tax is partly regulated by the autonomous regions and is usually considerably higher
Gift with usufruct is a legal arrangement whereby you gift away the bare ownership of your Spanish home (usually to children), but the lifetime
What is a split purchase? A split purchase is a property transaction where ownership is split: the parents buy the usufruct (the right to use the
Recently, we regularly receive questions about inheritance agreements. The inheritance agreement is a new concept for the practice. Traditionally, Belgian legislators considered the conclusion of an
Spanish inheritance tax (Impuesto sobre Sucesiones) is due when an heir lives in Spain or when there is Spanish property (such as a second residence) in the estate
A gift is an important tool in inheritance planning. However, gifting in Spain is not a simple matter. After all, there are both Spanish and Belgian legal rules of