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V1112-14 16 April 2014 · SG de Impuestos sobre las Personas Jurídicas Criterion in force
IS · consolidación fiscal

Dividends returning capital or share premium do not allow for double taxation relief

A query was raised regarding the treatment of dividends distributed after offsetting losses through capital reductions or share premiums. The DGT ruled that these dividends are considered an indirect return of capital and do not entitle the taxpayer to relief from domestic double taxation.

The question raised

Question raised - Treatment of dividends distributed for the amount of accumulated profits that exceeds the accumulated losses applied against the share premium.

The DGT's ruling

The distribution of dividends following a capital reduction, transfer of share premium, or contributions to restore equity does not allow for a double taxation deduction if the amount has not been taxed. These dividends are considered an indirect return of capital or share premium, reducing the tax value of the holding. Only the excess of the dividend over said reconstitution amounts shall be subject to the deduction limitations and may be eliminated in the tax consolidation. The order of distribution assumes that the first profits distributed derive from the reconstitution of capital or the share premium.

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