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Practical Manual of Companies 2020.

Summary table of the types of deduction for investments in the Canary Islands

Deduction modalitiesPercentages of
deduction
Limits
Research and development expenses (art. 35.1 LIS ) 45/75, 6/28 per 100
37 per 100 (additional)
60/90 by 100
70/100 by 100
(La Palma, La Gomera and
El Hierro as of 7/11/2018)
Technological innovation expenses (art. 35.2 LIS) 45 percent
Spanish film productions (art. 36.1 LIS) (1) 54/45 per 100
Production and exhibition of live performing and musical arts shows (art. 36.3 LIS) (2) 40 percent
Job creation for workers with disabilities (art. 38 LIS) 9,000/12,000 euros
(person/year increase)
11,700/15,600 euros
(from 7 /11/2018)
Investments in fixed assets 25 percent

50/70 per 100
60/80 per 100
(La Palma, La Gomera and
El Hierro as of 7/11/2018)

Foreign film productions (art. 36.2 LIS)

54/45 per 100
50 per 100

12.4 million euros
Investments in West African territories and propaganda and advertising expenses (art. 27 bis Law 19/1994) 15/10 per 100 25/50 per 100

Notes to the table:

(1) The Fourteenth Additional Provision of Law 19/1994 establishes, with effects for the tax periods that begin during the year 2020 , a specific limit for this deduction, indicating that its amount may not exceed 12.4 million euros , in the case of productions made in the Canary Islands. (Back)

(2) The Fourteenth Additional Provision of Law 19/1994 , with effects for the tax periods that begin during the year 2020, establishes a specific limit for this deduction, indicating that its amount may not exceed 12.4 million euros, in the case of expenses incurred in the Canary Islands. Likewise, this provision establishes with respect to the minimum amount of expenditure established by letter a) of article 36.2 of the LIS, that the expenses carried out in the Canary Islands for animation of a foreign production must be greater than 200,000 euros . In relation to the execution of visual effects services , as provided in letter b) of article 36.2 of the LIS , when the producer responsible for the execution of visual effects services, the expenses incurred in the Canary Islands must be less than 1 million euros (Back)