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V0871-14 31 March 2014 · SG de Impuestos sobre las Personas Jurídicas Criterion in force
IS · escisión financiera

Mergers and demergers may qualify for special tax regime if they meet commercial requirements and have valid economic reasons

A query was raised regarding whether corporate restructurings (demergers and mergers) can qualify for the special regime of Corporate Tax. The DGT indicates that for a demerger to qualify, it must meet commercial requirements and maintain economic unity. For mergers, they must constitute a transfer of assets in accordance with commercial law, provided their primary purpose is not tax evasion or obtaining an unfair tax advantage.

The question raised

Question posed: Taxation under Corporate Income Tax and a ruling on the application of the special regime of Chapter VIII of Title VII of the consolidated text of the Corporate Income Tax Law to the described corporate restructuring operation.

The DGT's ruling

In order for a financial spin-off to qualify for the special regime, it must comply with the requirements of commercial law and the segregated assets must consist of majority shares, with the spun-off entity maintaining a similar economic unit. Mergers by absorption may apply the special regime if they comply with the requirements of commercial legislation. In both cases, the operation must not have the primary objective of tax fraud or evasion, but rather valid economic motives such as the restructuring or rationalization of activities.

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