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V2254-20 ·2 July 2020 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Negative tax bases of an absorbed company may be offset in the absorbing company under certain requirements

A company has requested clarification on whether the negative tax bases of a company in liquidation (V) can be offset in its own tax residence (H) following a share exchange. The DGT indicates that this is permissible provided the transaction has valid economic reasons and is not conducted solely to obtain a tax advantage.

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This ruling clarifies the conditions under which tax losses can be transferred during corporate restructurings, specifically emphasizing the requirement for genuine economic substance to prevent tax avoidance.

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2020-07-02PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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