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V1513-15 20 May 2015 · SG de Impuestos sobre las Personas Jurídicas Criterion in force
IS · grupo cooperativo impropio

A cooperative group without legal personality is taxed via income attribution rather than Corporate Tax

A query was raised regarding whether an improper cooperative group without legal personality must file a Corporate Tax return and its status as a taxable person for VAT purposes. The DGT ruled that it is not a Corporate Tax taxpayer, but instead taxes through income attribution, although it is indeed a taxable person for VAT.

The question raised

Question raised 1. Whether the cooperative group is obliged to file a Corporate Income Tax return.

The DGT's ruling

As it lacks legal personality and constitutes an economic unit or separate patrimony, the cooperative group is taxed under the income attribution regime (art. 86-90 LIRPF). It is not a taxpayer for Corporate Income Tax purposes as it is not one of the entities provided for in art. 7.1 LIS. Nevertheless, it holds the status of a taxable person for VAT purposes by acting as an entrepreneur in its activity. Regarding electronic notifications, the obligation will depend on whether any circumstance of art. 4.2 of RD 1363/2010 applies.

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