Dominican Republic Real Estate Tax (IPI) & Property Transfer — accountant-verified rules from the DGII validation matrix (Miguel Lantigua, CPA Lic. 17839).
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Confirm the owner is an IPI subject
Check the owner is an individual (persona física) or a trust (fideicomiso). IPI does not reach companies (personas jurídicas), which instead pay Impuesto sobre Activos. If the owner is a company, stop and use the corporate assets tax path.
Watch for: IPI applies to individuals and trusts on the excess over the threshold; legal persons are excluded and pay Impuesto sobre Activos.
Ley 18-88; Ley 253-12 art. 14
Inventory the real estate held in the DR
List every Dominican property the person or trust owns: dwellings (viviendas), unbuilt lots (solares no edificados) and other real estate. IPI reaches the taxpayer's real estate patrimony, so leave nothing off.
Watch for: IPI covers real property, luxury dwellings and unbuilt lots (Impuesto sobre Propiedad Inmobiliaria, Vivienda Suntuaria y Solares no Edificados).
Ley 18-88
Establish each property's DGII fiscal value
Every figure is drawn from this Tax Guide and cited to its source.
¿La normativa sujeta a IPI (1%) a PF y fideicomisos sobre el exceso del umbral, y excluye a PJ (que pagan Impuesto sobre Activos)? (regla normativa)
Sí — Ley 18-88 y mod.; Ley 253-12 art. 14. Evidencia: Título de propiedad, tasación DGII, declaración IPI. Ley 18-88 (IPI); umbral 2026 RD$10,695,494 — RES DDG-AR1-2026-00001.Ley 18-88 y mod.; Ley 253-12 art. 14 · https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/resoluciones
Umbral de exención IPI 2026
RD$10,695,494RES DDG-AR1-2026-00001, https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/resoluciones
¿El inmueble califica para exención de IPI?
Sí, si: PF con patrimonio ≤ RD$10,695,494 en 2026; personas ≥65 años; pensionistas/rentistas extranjeros; terrenos rurales agropecuarios. Evidencia: Documentación de exención, resolución del organismo.Ley 18-88; Ley 253-12 art. 14 Párr. I; Res. DDG-AR1-2026-00001 (Décimo Primero) · dgii.gov.do/legislacion/resoluciones/Documents/DDG-AR1-2026-00001.pdf
¿La DGII ha determinado un valor fiscal distinto al precio contractual?
Aplica Ley 18-88 (Impuesto sobre Propiedad Inmobiliaria, Vivienda Suntuaria y Solares no Edificados — IPI); Ley 253-12 (reforma IPI); Ley 288-04 art. 7 (valor fiscal como base imponible); Dirección General de Mensura Catastral — Catastro Nacional (determinación de valor catastral); NG 03-24 (descargo de bienes inmuebles — interacción valor fiscal). Evidencia: Tasación DGII, avalúo, contrato.Ley 18-88: https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/leyesTributarias | NG 03-24 (descargo inmuebles): https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/normasGenerales/Documents/Otras%20Normas%20de%20Inter%C3%A9s/Norma%2003-24.pdf | DGII — IPI: https://dgii.gov.do/impuestosPublicaciones/impuestos/propiedadesInmobiliarias
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Take the DGII / Catastro Nacional fiscal (cadastral) value for each property from the tasación DGII or cadastral avalúo, not the contract price or a market estimate. Keep the supporting título, avalúo and DGII certification.
Watch for: The taxable base is the fiscal value set by DGII / Dirección General de Mensura Catastral, not the contractual price.
Ley 288-04 art. 7; Ley 253-12; NG 03-24
Aggregate the real estate patrimony
Add the fiscal values of all the person's DR properties into one total real estate patrimony. For individuals, IPI is assessed on this aggregate, not property by property.
Watch for: IPI for individuals is assessed on the aggregate fiscal value of the real estate patrimony.
Ley 18-88
Apply exemptions and exempt properties
Remove or exempt anything that qualifies: owners aged 65 or over on their primary dwelling, foreign pensioners/rentistas, rural agricultural land, and regime exemptions such as CONFOTUR or the low-cost-housing trust. Attach the exemption resolution or regime documentation.
Watch for: Exemptions include individuals aged 65+, foreign pensioners/rentistas, rural agricultural land, and CONFOTUR / low-cost-housing-trust regimes.
Ley 253-12 art. 14 Párr. I; Res. DDG-AR1-2026-00001; Ley 158-01; Ley 189-11 arts. 129-131
Apply the exempt threshold
Compare the remaining aggregate patrimony to the IPI exemption threshold for the year. Only the amount above the threshold is taxable; a patrimony at or below it owes no IPI.
Watch for: Individuals are exempt up to the annual patrimony threshold; only the excess is subject to IPI.
Res. DDG-AR1-2026-00001; Ley 253-12 art. 14
Compute IPI on the excess
Apply the IPI rate to the taxable excess (aggregate fiscal value minus the threshold) to get the annual IPI due.
Watch for: IPI is charged at the statutory rate on the excess of the real estate patrimony over the threshold.
Ley 18-88; Ley 253-12 art. 14
File and schedule the two installments
Prepare the IPI declaration for DGII and split the annual IPI into its two equal installments. This Guide does not state the specific due dates, so confirm the current DGII payment calendar before committing to any date.
Watch for: IPI is declared to DGII and settled in two installments across the year.
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Add to your AI¿La adquisición del inmueble está sujeta al impuesto de transferencia inmobiliaria?
3%Ley 288-04 art. 7 (tasa 3%); Ley 173-07 arts. 7-8; Res. DDG-AR1-2026-00001 (Décimo); NG 03-24 · dgii.gov.do/legislacion/resoluciones/Documents/DDG-AR1-2026-00001.pdf
¿Existe exención aplicable (CONFOTUR, vivienda de bajo costo u otro régimen)?
Regímenes de exención: Ley 158-01 (CONFOTUR); Ley 189-11 arts. 129-131 (fideicomiso bajo costo); Ley 288-04; Res. DDG-AR1-2026-00001 (Décimo Segundo). Evidencia: Resolución de exención, documentación del régimen.Ley 158-01 (CONFOTUR); Ley 189-11 arts. 129-131; Ley 288-04; Res. DDG-AR1-2026-00001 (Décimo Segundo) · dgii.gov.do/legislacion/resoluciones/Documents/DDG-AR1-2026-00001.pdf
¿El valor de liquidación coincide con el valor fiscal DGII y se verificaron cargas, gravámenes y titularidad?
Base imponible de la transferencia inmobiliaria es el mayor entre precio contractual y valor fiscal DGII (Ley 288-04); inscripción en Registro Inmobiliario condicionada a pago del impuesto de transferencia (Ley 108-05); modificación de tasas (Ley 253-12); NG 03-24 (descargo inmuebles — base del proceso de inscripción posterior a la transferencia). Evidencia: Certificación de título, tasación, certificación DGII.Ley 288-04: https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/leyesTributarias | Ley 108-05: https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/leyesTributarias | NG 03-24: https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/normasGenerales/Documents/Otras%20Normas%20de%20Inter%C3%A9s/Norma%2003-24.pdf
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