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V1573-18 ·7 June 2018 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Suspension of a company's trading does not automatically trigger a capital loss for shareholders

A taxpayer inquired whether they could declare a capital loss for holding shares in a company whose trading has been suspended. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that suspension alone is insufficient; the company must undergo dissolution and liquidation for such a loss to be recognised.

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This ruling clarifies that the mere inability to trade shares does not constitute a taxable event for capital losses, requiring the formal termination of the legal entity to realise the loss.

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2018-06-07PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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