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V1881-20 10 June 2020 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · ganancias y pérdidas patrimoniales

Transfer of joint account shares to individual account may create capital gain or loss

A taxpayer asks whether transferring shares from a joint investment account to a sole account for their spouse has tax implications. The DGT responds that such a formal change of ownership constitutes, in principle, a transfer generating capital gains or losses for the outgoing owner.

The question raised

Question raised: Tax implications of said transfer in Personal Income Tax (IRPF).

The DGT's ruling

Capital gains or losses are attributed to the person who holds the ultimate ownership of the assets, regardless of the formal ownership in bank records. The transfer of shares from a joint account to an individual account of one spouse entails, in principle, a change of ownership that generates a capital gain or loss for the taxpayer. However, this effect may be avoided if it is reliably proven that the ultimate ownership remains with both spouses.

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