Dominican Real Estate Property Sale Tax Ruling 08-2014 of December 22, 2014, provides for the Release of Real Estate Property from the seller’s information registered at the Dominican Tax Administration’s registration system.

Individuals and legal entities that sale a real estate property before or after the publication of said Tax Ruling must file a release request before the TA no later than six (6) months after the sale’s contract. Otherwise, such seller shall be subject to the application of penalties of five minimum wages, regardless of any other penalty applicable according to the Tax Code.

Our Tax Advisors can assist all individuals or legal entities which have sold or sale one or several real estate assets, whether they are resident or nonresidents of the Dominican Republic, with the compliance of the above TA’s requirement.

On the other hand, Article 6 of said Tax Revenue Ruling provides that “in the event of a capital gains tax assessment derived from the transfer of the real estate property, the payment shall be made, as provided, and in a timely matter”. In case that you are planning to sale one or several real estate properties, at Arthur & Castillo we have tax experts that may provide you with tax planning services.

Among the reasons that motivated the issuance of this Tax Ruling are (i) trying to avoid the deferral of the real estate property transfer tax by the purchaser of the same (ii) having more control over the potential capital gains tax derived from the sale of real estate property; and (iii) the damaged suffered by tax payers who, after selling their real estate property, continue to be “subject” to the payment of the Real Estate Property Tax and to the Real Estate Assets Tax, without them being the effective tax payer.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dra. Maria Arthur Rodger is a Partner leading the Tax & Private Client areas at Arthur & Castillo Law Firm and Attorneys in the Dominican Republic. She specializes in tax law and real estate advisory (Tax LLMs in Georgetown Law Center in Washington, D.C. & Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona) with more than 20 years of experience. Dra. Maria Arthur is also a CPA, Certified Bankruptcy Liquidator and Legal Interpreter.

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Disclaimer: This publication is not intended to provide legal advice or suggest a guaranteed outcome as individual situations will differ and the law may have changed since publication. For specific technical or legal advice on the information provided and related topics, please contact the author.

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