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Austria: Tax exemption for gains on long-term real estate holdings abolished

01 June 2012


Previously, capital gains, realised by resident and non-resident individuals on transfer of privately-held Austrian real estate sold after a 10-year holding period, were exempt from Austrian taxation. Effective April 1 2012, this exemption was abolished. Capital gains from the transfer of real estate in Austria will now be taxed, at a special tax rate of 25% (after December 31 2012, the...



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