How to reduce the IBI when selling an apartment

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Surely, the IBI is the tax that is most familiar when selling a home , since it is paid in the same way as it has been done every year. However, when selling, the option arises of paying less than usual, or even not paying it at all. Below we will tell you how to reduce the IBI when selling an apartment .

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What is IBI and how is it calculated?
The Real Estate Tax , paid annually and collected Colombia Email List by the municipality, taxes the ownership and other real rights over a property. The most common thing is to talk about the IBI of a house , but you can also talk about the IBI of a premises or a parking lot.

To see if the amount of the IBI can be reduced when selling a home , you must first know where the amount comes from. This is the formula:

Liquidable base = cadastral value x coefficient

The coefficient depends on each municipality, and can range:


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What can be done to reduce the IBI of a property
As you have seen, the values ​​of the formula are fixed, so it is not easy to pay less taxes when we refer to the IBI. Despite everything, the question of how to reduce the IBI when selling a flat has up to three answers.

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Bonuses on IBI receipt
Indeed, there are bonuses for which you will pay less on your IBI receipt. The problem is that, since it is a municipal tax , each city council applies different ones, so you will have to find out in yours.

Let's take the example of Barcelona . The city of Barcelona contemplates multiple cases in which to apply bonuses on the IBI. Let's look at the main ones:  



Newly built properties and comprehensive rehabilitation works .
Officially protected housing (VPO).
Owners over 65 years of age .
Families with members in a situation of dependency .
Habitual housing for large families .
Properties in which systems for the thermal or electrical use of solar energy  have been voluntarily installed .
Here we leave you, to give you an idea of ​​the possible bonuses, the table of those that apply to large families based on their income:


A part of the IBI is passed on to the buyer of the apartment
One of the questions that real estate experts at Housfy Compraventa receive the most is: who pays the IBI when you sell a home?

By law, the person obliged to pay the IBI is the owner of the home on January 1, that is, the seller . Even if the property is sold later, what matters is the ownership on the date of January 1.  

However, it is possible to pass on a part of the IBI to the buyer, as established by the Supreme Court in a 2016 ruling. We recommend that you reach an agreement with the buyer whereby each one pays the proportional part over time. during which you have been, or will be, owner of the home.