EU sues Spain for discriminatory tax treatment of non-residents
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
The EU is suing Spain for discriminatory tax practices against non-residents, affecting the free movement of capital.
(Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had referred Spain to the European Court of Justice for discriminatory tax treatment of non-residents.
The Commission said Spain had infringed the free movement of capital by allowing residents a choice when to pay taxes over a transfer of assets with a deferred payment, while non-residents always have to pay the tax at the time of the transfer of the assets.
(Reporting by Bart Meijer, Editing by Timothy Heritage)
The European Commission has referred Spain to the European Court of Justice for discriminatory tax treatment of non-residents.
Spain allows residents to choose when to pay taxes on asset transfers with deferred payments, while non-residents do not have this option.
Spain is accused of infringing the free movement of capital by its discriminatory tax practices.
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