I inherited a house in India. Does Germany want to know?

Possibly, because German inheritance and gift rules can apply to worldwide assets where either party is German tax resident. That normally needs a value at the date of death. Your Steuerberater confirms your position, and we prepare the valuation for that specific date.

Are the German value and the Indian value the same number?

Usually not, because they are values at different dates for different purposes. The German side typically looks at the date of death. The Indian side looks at the previous owner's cost or the 1 April 2001 value. One inspection can produce both.

Do you produce reports in German?

We issue in English, which is generally accepted, and we describe every Indian document so a reader unfamiliar with them can follow. If your adviser needs a certified translation, we will tell you honestly and you can arrange one locally.

For NRIs in Germany: Valuing Your Indian Property

You live in Germany and own property in India. German rules can reach an Indian property in ways owners do not expect, particularly on inheritance, and the two tax systems measure the same property in completely different ways.

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How we work with owners abroad

The mechanics are the same wherever you live. One person in India gives our engineer access. We inspect and photograph, with the date and location recorded on every image, and the signed report reaches you by email in 48 to 72 hours. You do not travel. The full process, the power of attorney position and the questions every overseas owner asks are set out here.

Where German rules reach your Indian property

Germany taxes worldwide transfers on inheritance and gifts where either the person who died or the person receiving is a German tax resident. So an Indian house passing to a family member in Germany can be relevant to a German filing even though the property never leaves India.

What that filing needs is a value at the date of the transfer, usually the date of death. India, on the other hand, ignores that date entirely and looks at the previous owner's cost or the 1 April 2001 value.

India and Germany have had a double taxation treaty since 1991, and relief for tax paid in one country is claimed through it rather than granted automatically. Your Steuerberater decides what applies. We supply the property valuations both sides of the arithmetic depend on.

The two country problem

Your German filing on an inheritance usually needs the value at the date of death, which is a different date from the one India uses.

Why one property can need two valuations at two different dates, explained in full.

Questions from NRIs in Germany

I inherited a house in India. Does Germany want to know?: Possibly, because German inheritance and gift rules can apply to worldwide assets where either party is German tax resident. That normally needs a value at the date of death. Your Steuerberater confirms your position, and we prepare the valuation for that specific date.
Are the German value and the Indian value the same number?: Usually not, because they are values at different dates for different purposes. The German side typically looks at the date of death. The Indian side looks at the previous owner's cost or the 1 April 2001 value. One inspection can produce both.
Do you produce reports in German?: We issue in English, which is generally accepted, and we describe every Indian document so a reader unfamiliar with them can follow. If your adviser needs a certified translation, we will tell you honestly and you can arrange one locally.

Checked by Parish Rao, Chartered Engineer and Government Approved Valuer (Registration number CAT-I/443/117/2000-01).

Page last checked on 8 November 2026.

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