Posts Categorized: Non-residents of Spain

Spain’s New Inheritance Tax Law for Non-Residents of Spain

Spain has responded to the European Court of Justice’s ruling of 3 September 2014 condemning Spain’s inheritance law as “discriminatory” against non-residents of Spain. On 27 November 2014, Spain’s new inheritance tax law was passed. Read on to learn about these recent changes to Spanish inheritance tax rules and how they could affect you. Spain’s Previous… Read more »

The EU Court Rules that Non-resident Inheritance Tax in Spain Is Illegal

On Wednesday 3 September 2014, The European Court of Justice declared Spain’s “discriminatory” inheritance law illegal according to EU law. The Court ruled that inheritance tax in Spain and gift tax laws are discriminatory in cases where the deceased or the giver, the inheritor or the recipient are not Spanish residents, and also when the… Read more »