Overview of ancillary purchase costs
- Real estate transfer tax (ITP), acquisition of existing real estate
Amount: between 8% and 13% of the purchase price, progressively graduated- < 400.000 €: 8%
- 400.001 - 600.000 €: 9%
- 600.001 - 1.000.000 €: 10%
- 1.000.001 - 2.000.000 €: 12%
- > 2.000.001 €: 13%
- A finca with a purchase price of e.g. € 1,200,000 is therefore graded as follows:
- 400,000 € at 8% = 32,000 €
- 200,000 € at 9% = 18,000 €
- 400,000 € at 10% = 40,000 €
- 200,000 € at 12% = 24,000 €
- Total: 9.5% or €114,000
- Value added tax (IVA), only for new build or comprehensively refurbished residential properties (first occupation)
Amount: 10% of purchase price - Stamp duty (AJD), only when VAT is incurred (new build properties)
Amount: 1.5% of purchase price - Legal fees
Amount: 1% of the purchase price plus 21% VAT. - Notary fees
Amount: 0.1% - 0.3% of the purchase price, min. approx. € 1,000 - Land registry
Amount: 0.1% - 0.2% of the purchase price, min. approx. 700 € - Total: approx. 10-14% of the purchase price
- The broker's commission (between 5% and 7%) is paid by the seller in Spain.
Current taxes for (future) owners
- Property tax (IBI)
- valid for any type of residential property
- Basis: cadastral value
- for urban properties: between 0.4% and 1.1% (depending on the municipality)
- for rural properties: between 0.3% and 0.9% (depending on the municipality)
- Waste fee (Basura)
- valid for any type of residential property
- approx. 100 € to 300 € depending on property and municipality
- Non-resident tax (IRNR)
- Field of application: Whoever acquires real estate property in Mallorca and does not rent it out, the state assumes a "fictitious use", which is taxed.
- Who? Non-resident owner
- Amount: 1.1% or 2% of the cadastral value as the assessment basis, on top of which 19% tax for EU/EEA residents or 24% for non-EU residents.
- 1,1%: Review or adjustment of the cadastral value within the last 10 years
2%: Without current adjustment of the cadastral value (> 10 years)
- Wealth tax:
- Area of application:
For Spanish residents, the tax applies to worldwide assets.
For non-residents, only Spanish assets apply (real estate owned in Spain and shares in Spanish companies). - Who? Owner
- Amount: from 700,000.00 euros asset value
- Progressively graded, 0.2% to max. 3.45% p.a.
- Area of application:
Current taxes for long-term rentals and holiday rentals
- Income tax (IRNR)
- Who. Non-resident owners
- Amount: 19% of net rental income for EU residents or 24% for non-EU residents.
- Income Tax (IRPF)
- Who? Resident owners with main residence in Spain
- Amount: Assessment basis is 40% of net rental income
- Sales tax:
- Who? Tourist holiday landlords
- Amount: 25% on the profit