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Real estate law

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Tax specifities and differences between Germany and Croatia

This article lists the tax specifics, i.e. the differences between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Croatia in terms of real estate levies, inheritance taxes and tax liabilities depending on the taxpayer’s residence. The differences in the tax arrangements of these two countries are not negligible, thus we present some of them. Real estate levies In the Republic of Croatia, property owners do not pay the annual real estate tax, unless it is a holiday home, but a fee is paid in the form of a utility fee, which must be determined by a decision on the utility fee....

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Tax treatment of real estate purchase in the Republic of Croatia as a citizen of a EU Member State

If you, as citizens of EU Member States, intend to acquire ownership of a vacation home or other real estate property in the Republic of Croatia, whether for private or business purposes, your sale and purchase transaction in the Republic of Croatia is subject to a certain tax liability. You can find out more about this below. Natural persons, as citizens of EU Member States, have the same rights to acquire real estate in the Republic of Croatia as Croatian citizens, with the exception of agricultural land and real estate considered protected property under special regulations. Such citizens are considered non-residents in...

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Means of Acquisition of Ownership in the Republic of Croatia

There are several ways of acquisition of ownership in the Republic of Croatia, namely: by legal act by judicial decision or decision of another competent authority by succession and by law. For the acquisition of ownership, the general requirements prescribed by the Act on Ownership and Other real Rights must be met – that is, the ability of the property to be the object of ownership, the ability of the acquirer to acquire the right of ownership and a valid legal basis for the acquisition.Depending on means of acquisition (movable or immovable property), also some other specific requirements need to be satisfied. Besides earlier mentioned general...

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Taxation of persons in the Republic of Croatia

In the case of taxation of individuals, a taxpayer may be an individual who earns income or an heir for all tax liabilities arising from the decedent's income until the decedent's death. In this regard, joint acquisition of income is possible in such a way that each natural person is considered a self-employed taxpayer according to the share of income. Income tax is levied on income earned in the Republic of Croatia, by residents and non-residents. Residents are natural persons who have their permanent or usual place of residence in the Republic of Croatia or who earn their income...

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