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V2754-14 14 October 2014 · SG de Impuestos sobre las Personas Jurídicas Criterion in force
IS · escisión parcial

It is possible to apply the special regime for demergers if the requirements regarding business lines and economic motives are met

A company inquires whether a partial demerger of a business line and a subsequent financial demerger may qualify for the special regime of Corporate Income Tax. The DGT responds that this is possible if the transferred assets constitute an autonomous economic unit and the motives for the operation are economically valid.

The question raised

Question posed: Whether the application of the special regime under Chapter VIII of Title VII of the recast text of the Corporate Income Tax Law is appropriate for the proposed operations, and whether the alleged motives are considered economically valid for these purposes.

The DGT's ruling

A partial demerger may qualify for the special regime if the segregated assets constitute a business line (autonomous economic unit) and the transferring entity maintains another business line. A financial demerger is possible if majority stakes are transferred while the demerged entity retains similar stakes or a business line. Restructuring and rationalization motives are considered economically valid. The sale of marketing rights may be eligible for the reinvestment deduction even if they are not recorded in the accounts.

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