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V0871-26 ·21 April 2026 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

French corporate merger gains may be taxable in Spain if real estate assets are majority-owned

A French group plans a merger where entity Y will absorb its subsidiary X, resulting in Spanish entity A becoming part of Y. The DGT examines whether this transaction qualifies for fiscal neutrality and how patrimonial gains would be taxed in Spain.

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How it affects those involved

Spanish taxpayers may face tax liabilities on patrimonial gains from mergers involving French real estate holdings if the absorption structure does not meet fiscal neutrality criteria.

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2026-04-21PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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