Skip to content
Back to index
V3149-15 19 October 2015 · SG de Fiscalidad Internacional Criterion in force
IRNR · dividendos

Dividends from a Spanish company to a UK company may be exempt from UK income tax if at least 10% of capital is held

A UK company owning 100% of a Spanish real estate company seeks advice on the taxation of its dividends. The DGT determines that, as the Spanish company is not a SOCIMI, the dividends are exempt in Spain under the Spanish-UK Double Taxation Convention.

The question raised

Question raised: Taxation in Spain of the dividends received by the British company.

The DGT's ruling

According to the Spanish-British Convention, dividends are exempt from taxation in the source State if the beneficial owner is a company resident in the other State that controls at least 10% of the capital of the paying company. As the Spanish company is not a Listed Real Estate Investment Company, the exemption for the minimum 10% participation applies. Therefore, the dividends are exempt from Non-Resident Income Tax in Spain.

Apply this to a real case

What is published here, applied to a company or a specific case. The first meeting is free.

Email
Contact