{"id":141616,"date":"2025-12-02T12:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T11:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/sin-categorizar\/the-one-exception-to-inheritance-tax-that-almost-nobody-knows-about-a-lawyers-blunt-answer\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T12:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T11:59:01","slug":"the-one-exception-to-inheritance-tax-that-almost-nobody-knows-about-a-lawyers-blunt-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/society\/the-one-exception-to-inheritance-tax-that-almost-nobody-knows-about-a-lawyers-blunt-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"The one exception to inheritance tax that almost nobody knows about: a lawyer’s blunt answer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inheriting in Spain does not only imply receiving goods or money: it also means facing the Inheritance Tax, a tax whose amount varies according to the value of the inheritance, the degree of kinship and, above all, the autonomous community in which it is taxed. The territorial disparity (Madrid or Andalusia apply almost total bonuses, while in other regions the cost can be very high) has generated controversy in recent years. <\/p>\n

In this context, many people wonder if there is a real possibility to avoid this tax. And according to the lawyer Isabel Merino<\/strong>, from Debelare Abogados, the answer is clear: there is only one way<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

What is Inheritance Tax and how does it work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Inheritance tax is paid when “it is levied on the transfer of assets, rights and obligations of the heirs of a deceased person”. This is how Merino defines it, according to statements collected by 20minutos<\/em>, recalling that it is a tax regulated by Law 29\/1987 and its regulations. <\/p>\n