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V0646-14 10 March 2014 · SG de Impuestos sobre las Personas Jurídicas Criterion in force
IS · aportación no dineraria

Potential application of special regime for contributions and demergers subject to participation, economic unit, and non-tax motives

A query was raised regarding whether a non-monetary contribution of real estate and a partial financial demerger could qualify for the special regime of Corporate Income Tax. The DGT indicates this is possible provided the minimum required participation is maintained and the demerger constitutes an economic unit, noting that the leasing activity does not need to strictly meet the economic activity requirements of Personal Income Tax.

The question raised

Question posed: Whether the non-monetary contribution and financial partial spin-off operations described may qualify for the special tax regime under Chapter VIII, Title VII of the Recast Text of the Corporate Income Tax Law approved by Royal Legislative Decree 4/2004, of March 5.

The DGT's ruling

Regarding non-monetary contributions, the special regime is applicable if the recipient entity is a resident in Spain and the contributor retains at least 5% of the equity. In a financial partial spin-off, the concept of a business line must not be equated to the concept of economic activity under Personal Income Tax (IRPF), but rather analyzed as an autonomous undertaking capable of operating by its own means. The operation must not have the primary objective of tax fraud or evasion, requiring valid economic motives beyond mere tax advantage.

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