The government and ruling parties have decided to extend the measure to deduct up to 30 million yen from the income earned from the sale of a house inherited from a parent or other person, if certain conditions are met, for four years from the year after next. Hardened.


By actively promoting sales, we aim to make effective use of the ever-increasing number of vacant houses.

This measure provides a maximum income from the sale of a house or site inherited from a relative such as a parent on the condition that the building is renovated to meet current earthquake resistance standards, or the house is demolished and the land cleared. It is a system that deducts 30 million yen from the taxable income tax.



The deadline is the end of December next year only if it is sold within three years from the date of inheritance, but the government and ruling parties have decided to extend the deadline for four years.



The number of vacant houses nationwide continues to increase due to factors such as the declining population, and according to an estimate by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, there will be about 4.7 million units in 2030, more than 30% more than in 2018.



This measure started six years ago, but the number of applications exceeded 10,000 for the first time last year due to the increase in vacant houses.



By extending this measure, the government and ruling parties hope to encourage people to proactively sell their inherited houses without abandoning them, and to curb the ever-increasing number of vacant houses.