How much inheritance tax you pay in Spain (and the money you have to advance before you see a cent)
Inheriting sounds like money is about to land in your account. What almost nobody tells you is that, before that money is actually available, you usually need to pay something out of your own pocket first. The bank won’t let you touch the deceased’s account until you prove the inheritance tax has been paid, and that tax has a deadline that starts running on the day of death, not on the day you finally sort out the paperwork.