After the Superior Administrative Court ("Verfassungsgerichtshof") had ruled that the Act on Court Filing Fees ("Gerichtsgebührengesetzes") cannot apply the tax base of the Real Estate Transfer to calculate the filig fees for entry in the land register beyond the end of 2012 anymore the new law requires the fair market value to be applied for means of calculating the filig fees for entry in the land register. This inlcudes gifts and inheritances from Jan. 1st, 2013 on. Several pleasing exceptions apply. Beware of changes in the Real Estate Transfer Tax due to a Superior Administrative Court ("Verfassungsgerichtshof") ruling.
