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V0351-16 ·28 January 2016 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Civil societies with professional activities are not subject to Corporate Tax

A query was raised regarding whether a civil law firm must pay Corporate Tax and how payments to its partners should be treated. The DGT ruled that, as professional activities are excluded from the commercial sphere, such entities are not liable for Corporate Tax and instead pay via the imputation of income.

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This ruling clarifies the tax distinction between commercial companies and professional civil societies, confirming that the latter are taxed through the imputation of income to partners rather than as separate corporate entities.

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2016-01-28PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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