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Form 200. Corporate Income Tax Declaration 2019

11.9.1.2 Income attributable to permanent establishments

Income from a permanent establishment is considered to be income that it could have obtained if it were a different and independent entity, taking into account the functions performed, the assets used and the risks assumed by the entity through the permanent establishment.

For these purposes, the estimated income from internal operations with the entity itself will be taken into account in those cases in which this is established in an agreement to avoid international double taxation that is applicable.

The income attributable to the permanent establishment is made up of:

  1. the income from the economic activities or operations carried out by said permanent establishment.

  2. the returns derived from equity elements assigned to it.

  3. the capital gains or losses derived from the affected assets. Affected heritage elements are those that are functionally linked to the development of the activity. The assets representing the participation in the own funds of an entity will only be considered assets belonging to the permanent establishment when it is a branch registered in the Commercial Registry and the following requirements are met:

    • that these assets are reflected in the financial statements of the permanent establishment.

    • that the permanent establishment has, to direct and manage these holdings, the corresponding organization of personal and material resources, in the event that such holdings entail a dominant position in accordance with the provisions of article 58 of the Corporate Tax Law. .

    For these purposes, assets transferred within the three tax periods following that of the transfer will be considered affected assets.

In cases of re-export of goods previously imported by the same taxpayer, the following will be considered:

  1. that there has been no patrimonial alteration if these are temporarily imported fixed assets.

  2. that there has been patrimonial alteration if it involves elements of fixed assets acquired for use in the activities carried out by a permanent establishment.

  3. that there has been performance of an economic activity or exploitation if they are elements that are considered inventories.

Taxpayers who obtain income through a permanent establishment in Spain will be taxed on the entire income attributable to said establishment, regardless of the place where it was obtained.