Taxation of withdrawals, when members of cooperatives are individuals

  • Alberto Atxabal Rada University of Deusto
Keywords: member leaving, capital contributions return, co-operative taxation

Abstract

From a tax point of view, becoming a member of a co-operative has no consequences except the creation of a contractual link between the cooperative and its member to explain the payments that will be made between them. On the other hand, the cease to be a member is indeed regulated by tax law. We must study the tax consequences that arise when a member, who is an individual, leaves a co-operative. The leaving of the individual member means that equity will be transferred from the co-operative to the member as return of the contributions that the member made in its day. This return is subject to the Income Tax of Individuals. Secondly, the return received when the member leaves the co-operative might be subject to the Tax on Equity Transfers and Documented Legal Acts, in the Corporate Transactions modality, for the contributions returned to the member leaving the co-operative.

Received: 21 February 2017
Accepted: 01 September 2017
Published online: 22 December 2017

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Author Biography

Alberto Atxabal Rada, University of Deusto
Profesor Titular de Derecho Financiero y Tributario.
Published
2017-12-22
How to Cite
Atxabal Rada, Alberto. 2017. “Taxation of Withdrawals, When Members of Cooperatives Are Individuals”. International Association of Cooperative Law Journal, no. 51 (December), 209-30. https://doi.org/10.18543/baidc-51-2017pp209-230.

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