Author Archives: Macarena Ruiz

The rise of digital nomad visas in Malaga

The original conditions of the city of Malaga and its coast (climate, geographical location, gastronomy, etc.), as well as the exponential growth that the province is having due to the establishment of many young technological companies, our culture, the tourism and the real estate business, means that the city and surrounding areas are in continuous […]

Taxation in the assignment of a sales contract

The assignment of a contract in general is a legal figure that is not expressly regulated in our legal system. However, the definition of assignment of credits is included in the Civil Code, Article 1.526 et seq. This assignment of credits gives rise to the legal acceptance of assignment contracts of any type, all of […]

Reduction of capital with return of contributions

The rules on capital reductions in a company are regulated in the Capital Companies Act (hereinafter LSC), specifically in Articles 317 et seq. and in the Companies Register Regulations. There are various types of capital reduction (reduction due to losses, reduction to provide the legal reserve and reduction to return the value of the contributions), […]

The Capitalisation of Usufruct in Spanish Inheritance Tax

The majority of Spanish wills include the lifetime usufructuary figure, in which the deceased grants the use of all or part of their estate to an individual (usually their spouse) until their death. Faced with the testator’s will, the other heirs can only abide by it. More specifically, in the Spanish Civil Code, this concept […]

Is there any limit regarding the purchase and sale of company shares?

If you are thinking on selling shares in your company, below we highlight some of the most important information to bear in mind: Commercially: The transfer of corporate shares is included in our legal system in the Capital Companies Law, Articles 106 et seq. These Articles, among other things, establish the obligation to carry out […]

Credited gifts from parents to children in Andalusia, without harming their legal inheritance rights

The concept and peculiarities of gifts in Spanish law are set out in the Spanish Civil Code, specifically in Articles 618 et seq. Said Articles indicate that it is a free act by which a person who owns an asset disposes of it and gives it away free of charge in favour of another person […]