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Below are the taxes involved when owning a property although CIMT is the only tax incurred at the point of purchase.

Stamp Duty - "IMT - Imposto Municipal sobre Transmissões" (formely SISA)
This is the equivalent of UK Stamp Duty and is a one off payment made before the final deed is carried out. Previously IMT was very high at 10%, so tax evasion was rife, therefore a new system was introduced from 01 June 2003 to encourage buyers to declare the true value of the property. Now the tax-free limit has been raised to 80.000€ and above this, there is a scale up to a maximum of 8%, whilst the top bracket of tax has been reduced to 6%.

Declared.Property Value Euros

Tax

IMT Amount €

Less

Total Amount

From To Rate   Allowance Payable €

0.00

81.600

0%

Nil

Nil Nil

81.600

112.200

2%

1.632  -    2.244 1.632 0  -       612

112.200

153.000

5%

5.610  -    7.650 4.998 612  -    2.652

153.000

255.000

7%

10.710  -  17.850 8.058 2.652  -    9.792

255.000

510.000

8%

20.400  -  40.800 10.608 9.792  -  30.192

510.000 +

 

6%

30.600

No Allowance

30.600

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