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V4976-16 16 November 2016 · SG de Fiscalidad Internacional Criterion in force
IRNR · prima de emisión

Issuance premium distribution on non-traded shares may be treated as capital gains under certain capital limits

A Luxembourg company asks how to tax the distribution of an issuance premium from a Spanish S.L. The DGT clarifies that, where shares are not traded, the amount may be considered capital gains under certain capital limits.

The question raised

Question posed - Interpretation of Article 25.1.e) of the Personal Income Tax Law (LIRPF).

The DGT's ruling

In the distribution of share premiums of securities not admitted to trading on regulated markets, the amount obtained is considered income from movable capital, subject to the limit of the positive difference between the value of equity (at the close of the last fiscal year prior to the distribution) and the acquisition value. To calculate equity, previously distributed profits and legally unavailable reserves generated after acquisition must be deducted. If classified as income from movable capital, it shall be taxed in Spain under the Non-Resident Income Tax (IRNR) subject to the limits of the applicable Convention.

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