{"id":32817,"date":"2025-07-04T08:31:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T06:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=32817"},"modified":"2025-08-22T08:21:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T06:21:41","slug":"succession-planning-and-spain-what-you-need-to-know-as-a-belgian-owner","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/podcast\/successieplanning-en-spanje-wat-u-moet-weten-als-belgische-eigenaar\/","title":{"rendered":"Succession planning and Spain: what you need to know as a Belgian owner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, we welcome Dimitri Van Becelaere, a lawyer at Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers specialising in estate planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We discuss the tax and inheritance law framework for second residence in Spain and address practical questions for Belgian owners and heirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To be heard on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hy2ei_D4Cb4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Y<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hy2ei_D4Cb4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outube<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/7vjmz3VmYLY6lJ5rG3p00X?si=Zeoy_lU4SsakBymr4RGmcQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;and<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/successieplanning-en-spanje-wat-u-moet-weten-als-belgische\/id1819117882?i=1000715691379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Apple Podcasts.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd39 Topics covered<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<em><strong>What exactly is succession planning?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Definition and objectives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Importance of anticipation in international asset structures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udcb6&nbsp;<em>Fiscal perspective<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Inheritance and gift tax in Spain vs Belgium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why does succession planning make sense despite low Spanish rates?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tax pitfalls of non-declaration of foreign property<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combination of declaration in Belgium and Spain: possible sanctions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfe2<strong>&nbsp;<em>Property structures and alternatives<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Structuring through a Belgian company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to gift shares of a company that also owns Spanish property<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pros and cons of this approach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udcb0&nbsp;<em>Wealth tax in Spain<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What do you need to know as a Belgian taxpayer with property in Spain?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2696\ufe0f&nbsp;<em>Inheritance law and procedure in Spain<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What rules apply in case of death with property in Spain?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matrimonial property law, wills and national legislation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does it work if one heir wants to keep the Spanish property?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea&nbsp;<em>Other relevant topics<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is the impact of a second residence on sales law in Flanders?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can you still donate quickly before buying family home in Belgium?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udce2&nbsp;<em>Listen now for practical insights on international succession planning, with a focus on Spanish real estate and Belgian taxation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guest: Dimitri Van Becelaere, lawyer at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tuerlinckx.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32810,"template":"","podcast-onderwerp":[943,941],"class_list":["post-32817","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","podcast-onderwerp-belastingen","podcast-onderwerp-successieplanning"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast\/32817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcast"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"podcast-onderwerp","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast-onderwerp?post=32817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}