20 Oct 2014 6:02 PM:

@GB45 I thought the same. Somebody else mentioned here that they could be bundling in their own fee. But they already charge us separately on an annual basis for the fiscal services they provide so that would be a bit cheeky!

As they've only sent me a generic invoice with no breakdown I will ask them to specify what their fees are and if possible to provide a copy of the statement issued directly from the tax authorities in Spain.

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20 Oct 2014 3:46 PM:

@juansheetisplenty and @floella, thank you for your comments. 

I don't plan on wasting any time on this, I'll happily pay it... Just found it a bit odd that's all.

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20 Oct 2014 12:01 PM:

@baz1946, thank you for your pointers.. that's useful to know.

I will go back to our solicitor and ask them to ensure that the tax authorities know we are not renting the property. So far I've just had very brief replies and they haven't been interested in looking into it any further.

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20 Oct 2014 11:31 AM:

Hello,

In November 2012 we (me and my parents) purchased a propertly in Murcia, Spain. The following October (2013) we received an invoice from our solicitors for the non-resident taxes for 25.48 EUR each relating to the 2012 period (unsure of the exact dates they cover).

This October we received the same non-redident taxes for 2013, however this time they are for 163.48 EUR each. I queried this with our solicitor and they informed me that the first demand was pro-rata (i.e. from the date the property was purchased), this time they are for a full year.

Is the non-resident income tax in Spain really 168.43 EUR per year? We have zero income in Spain and use no social welfare.

Sorry we're still learning the ropes here, if this the way things are, so be it. We've just had conflicting information on other matters in the past so I want to make 100% sure.

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13 Jul 2014 3:53 PM:

@ElaineG thanks. I did assume any charge on the property would have been picked up when we acquired it in 2013. Car loans are usually unsecured (at least in the UK) so I don't think it will come to much.

All the same I will have a word with our solicitor here to see what they advise. As it's my last day in Spain (yep always leave the admin until the last day :)) I've marked up the mail as return to sender, back in a couple of months to see if there are any developments.

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