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by Michael Davies
News and opinion on European and Spanish regulations affecting ex-pats who retire, play or invest in Spain
Michael Davies is a Spanish lawyer specialised in probate, inheritance tax and inheritance related litigation for ex-pats in Spain.


Get married to save inheritance tax. Sometimes the best estate planning we give is to recommend our client to get married. Good estate planning advice is not always about complex legal structures. It is more about saving as much as possible while keeping things as simple as possible. Complexity is sometimes required , but it
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How much is inheritance tax in the Balearics? In this short video Michael Davies , a Spanish lawyer with over 25 years experience handling estates for ex-pats all over Spain explains how much the beneficiaries will pay if they inherit a property in Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca or Formentera. How much is inheritance tax in the
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After Plusvalia tax being declared unconstitutional on the 26th of October 2021 due to the method used for it’s calculation on the 9th of November the government have reinstated it with a new calculation method. The question is what happens to plusvalía tax in relation to deaths, sales or donations  between the 26th of October
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Some Fantastic news: The ECJ has just declared the Declaration of assets abroad form and it's medieval penalties and fines illegal. The  full transcript of the full  press release from the ECJ in English can be found below. If you can not bother just watch my quick video. We now have to wait to see
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Michael Davies from Davies Abogados/Solicitors & Barristers explains the reduction in transfer tax that was announced yesterday 28th of April  by surprise and that is valid for all purchases starting 29th of January until the end of the year. Reduction to transfer tax in Andalucía for all properties purchased by deed yesterday 28th of April
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