Well, with some exceptions of specific and minority cases, it's not a good idea at all. This advice is heard on more than one occasion and almost always as a suggestion of foreign lawyers who do not have enough preparation to address the issue and its legal consequences in...
(Note: Review of August 14, 2019) The Inheritance tax is a state tax, in this case transferred to the Autonomous Community (AC) of Andalusia. Therefore, as a first condition for the application of the rules indicated below, the circumstances of residence of the deceased or heirs should be given in addition...
The Regulation shall apply to succession to the estates of deceased persons. It shall not apply to revenue, customs or administrative matters. "Succession" means succession to the estate of a deceased person and covers all forms of transfer of assets, rights and obligations by reason of...
The Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament has recently adopted the proposal for the regulation on legal issues in relation to Inheritance Law in the European area and creation of a European certificate of inheritance, whose purpose is to facilitate the process concerning...
You are on the top of the hill…still enjoying your recent slice shot on 18th hole. You are sure it was your cutest banana ball and you told others it was intentional when the ball landed on the green. And now you see a rewarding view of...
Yes, you can, since the rule in Spain is that the law applicable is the one corresponding to your nationality at the time of the decease whatever the nature or location of the assets is. Furthermore, if the Will included terms and clauses in accordance...
(From a recent binding official reply to a formal consultation made to the Spanish Central Tax Office) The legal arrangement of the Trust is not recognized as such by the Spanish legal system. The Convention of The Hague internationally applicable to the Trust and its recognition...