19 Feb 2010 12:54 PM:

Yes, you are definitely going to need professional help. You can check the website Absolute Spain as I have posted something on there that may help, but the main thing is that from 6 April 2010 people that claim their tax-free personal allowances based on their commonwealth status are set to lose the allowance (does not apply to EU). It all depends on where your income actually comes from & where you intend to be resident, but you will need a tax accountant that specialises in such matters - one word of advice, make sure they are a Chartered Tax Advisor. You can of course check on HM Revenue & Customs website, and they do have a centre for non residents in Liverpool where you can contact them for basic but specialist advice (but do ask them to put it in writing!).

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23 Mar 2009 12:00 AM:

Hi

We are currently having a traumatic time over our community fees which have been increased to a massive 383.49 euros a month, based on ficticious accounts and put into force by a 'designated authorised person' acting on behalf of the complex. The complex have fixed votes attached to thier buildings & therefore always have the majority vote to accept everything they want. We do not even have heated swimming pools & our apartment is a tiny one bedroom! So we do have massive problems as most owners cannot afford to pay this amount. The complex owns the exploitation licence as well, so unless we are within their rental program (which would run at a loss due to the community fees), we are unable to rent the apartments privately.

However, my question is whether IGIC tax of 5% is payable on the Community Fees. They say it is in accordance with Spanish Law 20/1991, but the details we have are in Spanish & we cannot translate easily. We do know this is a kind of VAT, but are not sure whether it should be added to the fees as surely we are effectively paying the money to ourselves to pay bills for the communal areas of the complex. We do have the use of an administrator (the complex again), and would imagine they are being paid for the work (lol) they do.

Could anyone help us with this please, or know of any good legal books (in English please!!) on the subject of Community Fees. We have dowloaded a copy of the Horizontal Law, but the 'desinated authorised person' refuses to answer any emails & we have been told he does not have any time limits in which to do this!

 

 

 

 

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