Spanish Tax Office Names 5 Business Priorities for 2020

The Spanish Tax Inspectorate (Hacienda Tributaria) has announced plans for 2020. The officials formulated 5 main areas, which will be given special attention. Representatives of Hacienda Tributaria plan to pay great attention to transfer pricing, as well as the fight against tax evasion, which is a big problem in Spain.

The Spanish Tax Inspectorate will pay particular attention to the following business aspects:

• Restructuring of organizations, valuation of the transferred assets (in particular, we are talking about intangible assets);
• Deductions capable of changing the tax base (such as royalties or the provision of transfer pricing services);
• Low-risk activities that require a significant economic presence (for example, manufacturing);
• Development of taxation methods for high-performance business models;
• Implementation of an automated transfer pricing risk assessment system.

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