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V2787-21 ·12 November 2021 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Accounting profit for Corporation Tax must follow the Commercial Code rather than IFRS

The taxpayer inquired whether their parent company's recognition criteria are fiscally valid to avoid making adjustments to the accounting profit. The Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) ruled that the tax base must be calculated starting from the accounting profit as determined by the Commercial Code, excluding International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

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Companies must ensure their tax base calculations are derived from accounting results prepared under the Spanish Commercial Code, as applying IFRS for tax purposes without necessary adjustments may lead to non-compliance.

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2021-11-12PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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