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How should a Company’s shares or interests be valued for Tax purposes?

Valoracion A Efectos Tributarios De Acciones De Empresa

The valuation of shares or participations company’s valuation is a requirement for tax purposes due to various circumstances that may arise in the lives of citizens and businesses. Correctly determining the value from a tax perspective depends on the circumstances that require the valuation, such as the sale of shares, a donation, an inheritance, a […]

The Anglo-Saxon “Trust” and its effectiveness in Spain

Trust En Espana

The historical background of the trust dates back to Roman and Germanic law, although it is a typical figure of English law (“Common Law”), originating from the medieval division of property belonging to the Crown, which granted rights of enjoyment and use to feudal lords. The nobles, in turn, had trustees (“feofee”) who administered their […]

Exemption from income obtained from work abroad, art. 7.p) of the Personal Income Tax

Trabajo En El Extranjero

Personal income tax is a direct, personal tax levied on the income of individuals, based on their personal and family circumstances. There are several exempt incomes, detailed primarily in Article 7 of Law 35/2006, of November 28, on Personal Income Tax (hereinafter, IRPF). We will specifically refer to those included in section “p” of the […]

What valid economic reasons can justify a securities exchange transaction?

CANJE VALORES

As corporate restructuring transactions, securities exchange transactions are eligible for the special tax regime for mergers, spin-offs, asset transfers, and securities exchanges, which we have discussed in previous articles. Specifically, Article 76.5 of the Corporate Income Tax Law defines them as: “An exchange of securities representing share capital shall be considered to be an operation […]

Mergers of companies (II). direct improper mergers

Fusion De Sociedades Fusiones Impropia Directa

This article is a continuation of the article “The merger of companies. General aspects” and aims to analyze one of the so-called “Special Mergers” regulated in Section 8 of Title II of Law 3/2009 on structural modifications (LME). This type of merger is characterized by the fact that the law provides for the possibility of […]

Merger of companies (IV). Merger by absorption of a wholly-owned subsidiary indirectly.

Fusion De Sociedades Filial

The purpose of this article is to analyze one of the so-called “Special Mergers” regulated in Section 8 of Title II of Law 3/2009, on structural modifications (LME), specifically those regulated in article 49.2 LME, in which the acquiring company absorbs a wholly-owned subsidiary indirectly, in this way the company would absorb a subsidiary of […]

Merger of companies (III). Reverse merger of companies

Fusion De Sociedades Inversa1980

This article is a continuation of the article “The merger of companies. General aspects” and aims to analyze one of the so-called “Special Mergers” regulated in Section 8 of Title II of Law 3/2009, on structural modifications (LME), specifically the so-called reverse mergers, in which the absorbed company directly or indirectly owns the shares or […]

Acquisition value of a property in case of divorce or inheritance

Valor De Adquisicion De Bien Inmueble En Caso De Divorcio O Herencia

When selling a property, whether it’s the result of an inheritance or a divorce decree, it’s common to wonder about its value and the date of acquisition. This is an important aspect because it directly impacts the calculation of the capital gain upon sale. WHAT IS MEANT BY CAPITAL GAIN? Article 33 of Law 35/2006, […]

Can I offset the negative bases of the acquired entity in a merger transaction?

Compensar Bases Negativas En Fusion

In difficult economic times, restructuring operations are a common way to achieve economies of scale, centralize and reduce costs, and generally improve the management of corporate groups. Merger transactions are often a common way to achieve these goals, but the question often arises as to what happens to the losses of the acquired entity: if […]

News in Corporate Tax for 2021: internal dividend distribution and profits from the sale of shares

Beneficios Empresa

On December 30, 2020, Law 11/2020, the General State Budget (LPGE), was approved. The LPGE is usually approved every year, however, curiously, we had gone two years without a new Budget Law, as the political community had been unable to agree on new budgets. With the General State Budget Law they are now approving, they […]