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V2489-22 ·1 December 2022 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Tax deductibility denied for expenses accrued in a lapsed financial year, even if recorded as an accounting error

A company inquired whether it could deduct expenses from previous years recorded via a reserve adjustment due to an accounting error. The DGT ruled that if the expense pertains to a financial year that has already lapsed, it is not deductible, in order to prevent a lower tax liability than what would have been due.

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How it affects those involved

Companies cannot use accounting adjustments to bypass the statute of limitations on tax deductions for prior-year expenses.

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2022-12-01PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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