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V3399-15 5 November 2015 · SG de Impuestos sobre las Personas Jurídicas Criterion in force
IS · régimen especial

The special merger regime may be applied if the transaction has valid economic reasons

An entity inquires whether a double merger by absorption may qualify for the special tax regime of the LIS. The DGT responds that it is possible provided that commercial requirements are met and the primary purpose of the transaction is not tax advantage.

The question raised

Question posed: Whether the described transaction may qualify for the special tax regime of Chapter VII of Title VII of the Corporate Tax Law 27/2014, of November 27.

The DGT's ruling

To apply the special regime, the transaction must meet the merger requirements according to commercial legislation. Furthermore, pursuant to Article 89.2 of the LIS, it shall not apply if the primary objective is tax fraud or evasion. The simplification of the corporate structure to avoid redundancies and management costs is considered a valid economic reason.

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