Real client cases
From the initial problem to a closed matter.
Real matters handled by GESTISYD: what prevented progress, which technical decision was required and how the matter ended, without information that identifies the client.
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Each case summarises the starting point, the work performed and the outcome of the file. A similar matter may require a different solution: residence, dates, evidence, Spanish region and applicable law can change the answer.
Inheritance · Foral territory
A double inheritance spanning the common and Basque tax systems
SituationTwo deceased persons, one without a will, and assets split between common territory and Álava required different tax authorities, procedures and registries to be coordinated.
OutcomeThe tax filings were completed and paid and the properties registered, despite the need to work across two different Spanish tax systems.
See work performed
What we didWe handled the declaration of heirs, gathered the property evidence, coordinated the acceptance deed and filed the inheritance tax obligations with both the state system and the Álava Foral Tax Authority, together with consolidation of title and the relevant municipal tax.
Non-residents · Sale
Selling a Spanish property from abroad with outstanding Form 210 filings
SituationA non-resident owner was preparing to sell a Spanish property when earlier years of imputed-income filings were found to be outstanding.
OutcomeThe previous years were brought up to date and the Spanish tax position on the sale was closed with the calculations, payments and evidence properly organised.
See work performed
What we didWe regularised the outstanding Form 210 returns, reconstructed documented purchase and sale costs for the capital-gains calculation, checked the 3% withholding paid by the buyer and coordinated the municipal capital-gains tax. We also documented the information needed to address double taxation in the country of residence.
Gifts · International
An international family gift built on defective historic documentation
SituationA family gift involving overseas property relied on a chain of documents more than twenty years old, with an unregistered subdivision, inconsistent percentages and historic records that did not match the economic reality.
OutcomeThe matter was closed on a coherent documentary and tax basis despite incomplete historic records and two different legal systems.
See work performed
What we didWe reconstructed the property history, defined the tax strategy, filed the gift tax using a defensible market valuation, coordinated foreign documentation and dealt with Spanish Tax Agency requests and related voluntary regularisations.
Inheritance · Full administration
An estate with two properties and an outstanding usufruct to extinguish
SituationA sole heir faced two properties in different provinces, bank assets and an usufruct left outstanding from an earlier death.
OutcomeThe inheritance was filed, full title consolidated and both properties registered, with the cadastral issues resolved.
See work performed
What we didWe gathered the evidence, prepared the estate inventory and valuation, coordinated the inheritance deed and extinction of the usufruct, requested the tax extension, applied the relevant allowance and handled municipal taxes in two councils, cadastral issues and property registration.
Inheritance · Deadlines
An estate close to the filing deadline, with an extension and one heir renouncing
SituationThe family came to us with incomplete documents and the ordinary Spanish Inheritance Tax deadline already well advanced. One heir also intended to renounce the inheritance.
OutcomeThe estate was completed without losing the available tax window: the inheritance was filed, the local tax handled and the property registered.
See work performed
What we didOur first step was to request the tax extension in time. We then completed the death, will, bank, Land Registry and cadastral evidence, coordinated the renunciation and inheritance deed, filed the individual tax returns and handled the municipal capital-gains tax.
Form 210 · Rental
A Spanish property rented for part of the year by two non-resident owners
SituationTwo non-resident co-owners rented their Spanish property for part of the year and kept it available for the remainder, without a clear structure for periods, taxpayers and filings.
OutcomeThe position was organised by taxpayer and income type, with the returns filed and a timetable in place to avoid further delays.
See work performed
What we didWe organised the title deed, cadastral information, receipts and expenses, separated the rental period from the imputed-income period and prepared the returns required for each owner. We also created a forward calendar for upcoming deadlines.
Tax Agency · Non-residents
Two Spanish Tax Agency requests and a return that had overpaid tax
SituationTwo owners living outside Spain came to us with a late filing, two Tax Agency requests and a self-assessment that had attributed 100% of rental income to a person who owned only 50% of the property.
OutcomeThe requests were dealt with, the file returned to a regular position and recovery of the overpayment was set in motion.
See work performed
What we didWe answered and remedied the requests, organised the rental evidence, reviewed the earlier return and applied for rectification and repayment of the overpaid tax. We also put the following filings onto a controlled timetable.
Beckham regime · Relocation
A family moving to Spain and applying for the inbound expatriate regime
SituationA family moving from another EU country to Spain for work needed to confirm eligibility and act within the election window for the special regime.
OutcomeThe regime was granted and the subsequent tax filings were completed consistently with the family’s move to Spain.
See work performed
What we didWe analysed the requirements, handled the election with the Spanish Tax Agency and subsequently prepared the annual returns under the regime. Identification and residence formalities for the family were coordinated in parallel.
Planning · International
Two countries, two wills and an estate plan that needed to work as one
SituationA client with assets and connections in Spain and another European country had a will in each jurisdiction and a life-insurance policy whose tax treatment had never been reviewed together.
OutcomeThe client received a reasoned roadmap for aligning the succession plan and avoiding contradictory decisions across jurisdictions.
See work performed
What we didWe reviewed both wills for overlaps and conflicts, analysed the insurance policy and prepared comparative succession and tax scenarios before there was an estate to administer.
Inheritance · Property sale
Inheriting without a will and selling the inherited property in sequence
SituationSeveral heirs wanted to sell a property belonging to someone who had died without a will. The sale depended on completing the inheritance and preserving the correct Land Registry chain of title.
OutcomeThe inheritance was formalised and registered and the sale could then complete without avoidable dead time.
See work performed
What we didWe handled the declaration of heirs, registry and cadastral evidence, the inheritance acceptance deed and tax returns, and coordinated the subsequent sale in the required legal and registry order.
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