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V2113-22 ·6 October 2022 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Legal fees may be deductible from the transfer value of shares under certain conditions

A taxpayer inquired whether expenses incurred for a lawyer hired to facilitate the sale of shares in an unlisted company could reduce capital gains. The Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) ruled that such fees are deductible from the transfer value, provided the legal services are directly related to the sale transaction.

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This ruling clarifies that legal costs associated with the sale of shares can be used to reduce the taxable capital gain, provided they are directly linked to the transaction.

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2022-10-06PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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