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Germany’s Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) has decided on the legitimacy of double assessment of real estate transfer tax in share deals. Tax authorities have taken the view that the acquisition of at least 90% of shares in a...more
On June 17, 2025, the Rhode Island House of Representatives approved the state’s $13.9 billion budget for FY 2026, which includes a substantial 63% increase in the real estate transfer (conveyance) tax. Effective July 1,...more
On June 30, 2025, Governor Murphy signed into law significant changes to the New Jersey Mansion Tax and CITT. These amendments include increases in the fees specific to high-value properties and a shift in which party is...more
Effective July 1, 2025, the realty transfer tax rate for properties or acquired real estate companies sold in the City and County of Philadelphia will increase to 3.578%, in addition to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania realty...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER PORTUGUESE LAW - I. INTRODUCTION - Portugal is an Iberian Peninsula country, bordered by the Atlantic to the west and south and Spain to the north and east. In addition to...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER GREEK LAW - 1. PROCEDURE – MAIN STEPS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION UNDER GREEK LAW. Acquisition of a real estate property in Greece includes mainly the following steps: ...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER AUSTRIAN LAW - I. Introduction - There are many considerations that a buyer/ seller of real estates should make before buying or selling a property. The following article is...more
The City of Los Angeles ULA Tax—a new city tax on certain real estate transactions, commonly referred to as the “mansion tax”—may be invalidated through the November 2024 election....more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SPANISH LAW - I. Procedure of a real estate transaction - 1. Formal procedure of a real estate transaction in Spain starting from the signing of the purchase agreement...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER GREEK LAW - 1. PROCEDURE – MAIN STEPS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION UNDER GREEK LAW. Acquisition of a real estate property in Greece includes mainly the following steps: -...more
Key Facts of Real Estate Acquisitions Under Austrian Law - I. Introduction - There are many considerations that a buyer/ seller of real estates should make before buying or selling a property. The following article is...more
Zum 1. Januar 2024 wird das Gesetz zur Modernisierung des Personengesellschaftsrechts (MoPeG) die rechtliche Behandlung von Personengesellschaften grundlegend reformieren. Als Reaktion auf potentielle Folgen bei der...more
As of January 1, 2024, German Act to Modernize the Law on Partnerships (MoPeG) will fundamentally reform the legal treatment of partnerships . In response to potential consequences to German real estate transfer tax, the...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER CANADIAN (QUÉBEC) LAW - Unlike the other Canadian provinces and territories, which are all common law jurisdictions, Québec is a civil law jurisdiction. It is governed by the...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER AUSTRIAN LAW - There are many considerations that a buyer/seller of real estates should make before buying or selling a property. The following article is intended to give a brief...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER PORTUGUESE LAW - I.INTRODUCTION - Portugal is an Iberian Peninsula country, bordered by the Atlantic to the west and south and Spain to the north and east. In addition to...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER AUSTRIAN LAW - There are many considerations that a buyer/ seller of real estates should make before buying or selling a property. The following article is intended to give a...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER GREEK LAW - 1. PROCEDURE – MAIN STEPS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION UNDER GREEK LAW. Acquisition of a real estate property in Greece includes mainly the following steps: •...more
In a decision that could save some commercial property owners hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes, the Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District of California held in 731 Market Street Owner, LLC v. City and...more
Transfer of interests leads to loss of qualification as a former partner within the meaning of Sec. 1 para 2a RETTA. The Federal Financial Court of Germany recently decided that real estate transfer tax (RETT) is due...more