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V1159-20 29 April 2020 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · rendimientos del capital mobiliario

Dividends from a limited liability company are treated as capital gains in savings base

The DGT confirms that dividends distributed by a limited liability company to natural persons with more than 5% ownership are capital gains and must be included in the savings tax base.

The question raised

Question posed: Tax treatment in Personal Income Tax of dividends distributed by a limited liability company to individual shareholders who hold a shareholding in the same exceeding 5 percent of the share capital.

The DGT's ruling

Dividends received by individual shareholders are classified as income from movable capital pursuant to Article 25.1.a) of the Personal Income Tax Law (LIRPF). This income must be included in the savings tax base in accordance with Article 49.1.a) of the same law. This treatment applies regardless of the percentage of shareholding held by the shareholders.

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