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Cover of Dominican Republic Fees & Taxes: what to pay, what to avoid, and how to pay lessWhat does buying a home in the Dominican Republic cost on top of the price? About 4.2 to 4.7% of the price: $4,700 on a $100,000 flat, $34,000 on an $800,000 villa.What does owning a home in the Dominican Republic cost each year? About $2,600 a year for a $100,000 flat and $26,900 for an $800,000 villa.How much do you lose taking your money out when you sell in the Dominican Republic? Bought $250,000, sold $300,000: about $19,000 stays behind, mostly the agent.How much of your rent goes to tax in the Dominican Republic? Living abroad, about $20 of every $100 of rent goes to income tax on a long lease, $8 on Airbnb, where costs eat more first.What tax do you pay when you sell a home in the Dominican Republic? On a $45k gain, you now pay 10%, $4.5k.Who does what when you buy in the Dominican Republic, and for how much? The seller pays the agent. You pay the rest: $3,000 to $6,300 on a $250,000 home, before the 3% tax.
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Dominican Republic Fees & Taxes: what to pay, what to avoid, and how to pay less

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  • Every fee you’ll pay, line by line
  • Who pays what: buyer or seller
  • Where you can legally pay less
  • The costs nobody mentions upfront
  • What owning costs you every year
  • How much tax you’ll owe on rent
  • What you’ll pay when you sell
  • How to move your money in cheaply
  • Who does what, and what they charge
  • The tax traps foreigners fall into
  • What’s changed in the last 12 months
  • What could go wrong, and how to avoid it
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