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V0782-16 25 February 2016 · SG de Fiscalidad Internacional Criterion in force
IRNR · cánones

Payments for non-standard computer application licenses may be classified as royalties and taxed in Spain at a 5% rate

A Spanish company is inquiring whether it should apply a 5% withholding tax on payments made for the use of a software application owned by a French company. The DGT indicates that if the application is not strictly standard and is used for professional purposes, such payments may be classified as royalties.

The question raised

Question raised: Inquiry is made regarding the appropriateness of applying a 5% withholding tax on payments made to the French company.

The DGT's ruling

Según el Convenio entre España y Francia, los cánones pueden tributar en España con un límite del 5% del importe bruto si el perceptor es el beneficiario efectivo. Dado que los derechos sobre programas informáticos no se consideran derechos de autor sobre obras literarias o artísticas, se aplica la limitación del 5% establecida en el Convenio. Por tanto, si la aplicación no es estándar, los pagos pueden ser objeto de tributación en España por el IRNR con dicho límite.

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