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Practical manual for Income Tax 2021.

Example: reinvestment in annuities

Mrs. PPG On March 7, 2021, it sells shares of company "XX" listed on the Stock Exchange for an amount of 50,000 euros. These shares were acquired in 1997 for the sum of 20,000 euros.

In August 2021, a life annuity is established by paying a premium of 50,000 euros.

In September, he also sold a property he had acquired in 1999 for 110,000 euros, including the costs and taxes inherent to the acquisition, for 250,000 euros.

The amount obtained from the sale is also used to establish the life annuity.

Determine the amount of exempt capital gains from reinvestment.

Solution:

1. Transfer of shares of company "XX"

Transfer value: 50,000

Acquisition value: 20,000

Capital gain (50,000 - 20,000) = 30,000

Exempt capital gains from reinvestment: 30,000

2. Transfer of the property

Transfer value: 250,000

Acquisition value: 110,000

Capital gain (250,000 - 110,000) =: 140,000

Exempt capital gains (1) (190,000 x 140,000) ÷ 250,000 = 106,400

Note to example:

(1) Since the maximum amount to be reinvested in a life annuity is 240,000 euros and the amount of the transfer exceeds, considering previous reinvestments, this amount, only the amount of the difference between 240,000 euros and the amount of previous reinvestments will be considered reinvested, that is, 190,000 euros (240,000 – 50,000).

Since the amount considered reinvested (190,000 euros) is less than the total amount received in the transfer (250,000 euros), only the proportional part of the capital gain obtained that corresponds to the reinvested amount will be excluded from taxation. (Back)