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V3343-16 15 July 2016 · SG de Impuestos sobre las Personas Jurídicas Criterion in force
IS · sociedad civil

Civil societies with legal personality and commercial purpose are subject to Corporate Income Tax

A query is made as to whether a community of property dedicated to the preparation of ready-made meals must be taxed under Corporate Income Tax or under the income attribution regime. The DGT responds that, as it is not a civil society with legal personality and a commercial purpose, it must continue to be taxed under the income attribution regime.

The question raised

Question posed: Whether this entity must be taxed under Corporate Income Tax as of January 1, 2016, or will continue to be taxed as an entity under the income attribution regime.

The DGT's ruling

For a civil society to be a taxpayer for Corporate Income Tax, it must possess legal personality and a commercial purpose. Fiscal legal personality is acquired through a public deed or a private document submitted to the Administration to obtain a Tax Identification Number (NIF). A commercial purpose implies performing production, exchange, or service activities in a non-excluded sector (such as agriculture or professional activities). If both requirements are not met, the entity shall be taxed under the income attribution regime.

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