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V0194-20 ·28 January 2020 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Write-off of equity instruments to absorb losses does not affect Corporate Income Tax taxable base

A query was raised regarding whether the issuance and eventual write-off of the principal of equity instruments to absorb losses has tax implications. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) determines that, as this does not generate results in the profit and loss account under accounting standards, it does not affect the taxable base.

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The ruling clarifies that the accounting treatment of absorbing losses through equity instruments does not trigger tax adjustments, providing legal certainty for companies using these mechanisms.

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2020-01-28PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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