Patrimonial losses that are not computed for tax purposes as such

Regulations: Art. 33.5 Law LIRPF

The following will not be counted as capital losses:

A. The unjustified ones.

B. Those due to lucrative transmissions by acts "inter vivos" or by liberality.

C. Those due to consumption.

Thus, in the case of perishable goods or, in the case of durable consumer goods, losses in value resulting from normal use will not be computed because they are due to consumption. For example, if a vehicle is purchased for 15,000 euros and sold five years later for 4,800 euros, which is the same as its market value, there has not actually been any capital loss for tax purposes, since the difference in value is due to depreciation due to use of the vehicle.

D. Those due to gambling losses obtained in the tax period that exceed the winnings obtained in gambling in the same period.

The calculation of profits and losses obtained in the game is carried out globally (those obtained by the taxpayer in the tax period) taking into account the profits and losses from the different games.

In no case will losses arising from participation in the games referred to the Thirty-Third Additional Provision of the Income Tax Law be computed, which are the following:

1. Prizes from lotteries and bets organised by the State Lottery and Betting Society and by the bodies or entities of the Autonomous Communities, as well as from draws organised by the Spanish Red Cross and from the types of games authorised by the Spanish National Organisation for the Blind.
2. Prizes from lotteries, bets and draws organised by public bodies or entities that carry out non-profit social or assistance activities established in other Member States of the European Union or the European Economic Area and that pursue objectives identical to those of the bodies or entities indicated in the previous letter.

It should also be noted that prizes derived from programs developed in the media in which no financial outlay is made to participate in them, and prizes derived from random combinations for advertising or promotional purposes may not be reduced by the amount of losses obtained in the game.

Note:  For the purposes of the provisions of article 33.5 d) of the Personal Income Tax Law , the definition of gambling referred to in article 3.a) of Law 13/2011, of May 27, on the regulation of gambling, shall be deemed applicable, according to which gambling is understood to be any activity in which sums of money or objects that can be economically evaluated in any way are risked on future and uncertain results, which depend to some extent on chance, and which allow their transfer between participants, regardless of whether the degree of skill of the players predominates or whether they are exclusively or fundamentally a result of luck, chance or chance. Prizes may be in cash or in kind depending on the game mode.

E. Those derived from transfers with repurchase of the transferred asset.

They may not be included for liquidation purposes as capital losses in the same financial year in which the losses arising from the transfer of assets are generated, when the same transferred assets are reacquired within a certain period or, in the event that the transferred assets are securities or shares, when homogeneous securities or shares are acquired.

This is considered to be the case for those that come from the same issuer and are part of the same financial operation or respond to a unity of purpose, including the systematic obtaining of financing, that have the same nature and transmission regime and attribute to their holders a substantially similar content of rights and obligations.

However, the homogeneity of a set of securities shall not be affected by any differences between them in relation to their unit value; dates of launch, material delivery or pricing; placement procedures, including the existence of tranches or blocks intended for specific categories of investors; or any other aspects of an accessory nature. In particular, homogeneity will not be altered by the division of the issue into successive tranches or by the provision of extensions.

The application of this precautionary rule is conditional on the repurchase being carried out within the following periods :

1. Two months before or after the transfers, in the case of securities or shares admitted to trading on one of the official secondary securities markets defined in Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments.

   Please note that Directive 2004/39/EC has been repealed with effect from 3 January 2017 by Directive 2014/65/ EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments. This, in its article 94, provides that references to Directive 2004/39/EC will be understood as references to Directive 2014/65/EU.

2. One year before or after the transfers , when it concerns securities or shares not admitted to trading on any of the official secondary securities markets mentioned above.
3. One year after the transfer , in the case of other heritage elements. It should be noted that in any case the same transferred asset must be acquired.

The capital loss obtained, which must be declared and quantified in the declaration of the fiscal year in which it was generated , will be integrated for liquidation purposes when the acquired asset is transferred or, in the case of securities or shares, as the securities or shares that remain in the taxpayer's assets are transferred.