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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.
The Government of the Canary Islands has approved significant changes to the Inheritance and Gift Tax through Decree-Law 5/2023. Previously, the bonus in the Inheritance and Gift Tax was limited, but with the new modification, a 99.9% bonus is established without restrictions on the amount inherited . This measure benefits various groups of taxpayers, both
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Very large reduction to inheritance tax in the Valencia Region. Basically no more inheritance tax for children, parents os spouse.  The new president of  Regional Government  for the Valencia Region , Carlos Mazón, has reported on the agreements discussed in the first meeting of the Consell Plenary.  The first measure adopted by the new Consell
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Welcome to DAVIES ABOGADOS/SOLICITORS & BARRISTERS, where Michael Davies, an experienced bilingual Spanish lawyer specialised in handling wills and inheritance matters for foreigners since 1996, is dedicated to providing exceptional legal assistance to individuals inheriting or owning property in Tenerife, Spain. With a deep understanding of the complex inheritance tax regulations in the Canary Islands,
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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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If you live in the U.S.A. , Australia or any other Non E.U. country (this is extremely important for U.K. citizens after Brexit )  you can now  in my opinion claim the application  of the regional government exemptions (applicable in the region where the majority of value of the assets are situated ) on inheritance
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Agreement between CIUDADANOS AND THE SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT in Andalucia to reduce inheritance tax. At last some great new about inheritance tax: We have have been waiting for so long it is almost unbelievable It has just been announced by the Andalucia Government that from the 1st of January the inheritance that can be received by a spouse and each
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