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V3281-23 21 December 2023 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · rendimientos del capital mobiliario

Dividends considered capital gains and savings income

A consultant asks about the taxation of limited company dividends and the application of double taxation deductions. The DGT clarifies that these amounts are capital gains and that the double taxation deduction has been abolished.

The question raised

Question raised: Taxation of the aforementioned dividends as well as whether it is possible to apply tax benefits to avoid double taxation with Corporate Income Tax.

The DGT's ruling

Dividends received from participation in the equity of an entity are considered gross returns from movable capital. These amounts constitute savings income and must be included in the savings tax base. The applicable withholding tax is 19 percent on the gross consideration. There is no deduction for double taxation of dividends, as it was abolished on January 1, 2007.

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