Donations made by companies or individuals to a foundation have tax benefits in the form of deductions from the tax liability of both the company and the foundation. corporate income tax as in the personal income tax (IRPF).
The donations that benefit from these deductions are those made to associations or institutions such as the CARF Foundation, declared of public utility and to non-governmental organizations, which meet the requirements set forth in Law 49/2002 on the tax regime for non-profit entities and tax incentives for patronage.
If we refer to Article 17 of Law 49/2002 on Patronage Incentives, which refers to deductible donations, donations and contributions, irrevocable donations and contributions, pure and simple, made in favor of entities covered by the Patronage Law, whether in cash, goods or rights, or through membership fees, provided that they do not entitle them to receive a present or future service, will be eligible for the deductions provided for. The different types of donations to non-profit entities may be:
¿Se pueden desgravar donaciones en especie? Las ayudas en especie son aquellas en las que, en lugar de aportar dinero, el benefactor hace una aportación en bienes. La mayoría de las veces se trata de bienes valiosos que el donante ya cuenta que no utilizará o disfrutará, y considera que serán más útiles si con ellos apoya una causa noble.
Currently, the donations in kind, in favor of entities covered by Law 49/2002, such as foundations, appear in a law of varied content, Law 7/2022, of April 8, 2002, on waste and contaminated soils for a circular economy. This type of donation includes goods such as watches, jewelry, paintings and works of art. The CARF Foundation guarantees a secure and professional procedure for the treatment of all donated goods: official appraisal and public auction.
The current Patronage Law, in order to encourage private efforts, helps to encourage in-kind donations at no cost to contribute to a foundation. The law states that the tax base of a property, which still has value, is zero, if the donation is for a foundation that will use it for its purposes. In addition, a 0 % VAT is applied. to deliveries of goods made as donations in kind.
The goods received by the CARF Foundation undergo a professional appraisal and will subsequently be auctioned. At the same time that an official appraisal of the Monte de Piedad CaixaBank is available, the corresponding certificate of the donation of these goods in kind can be issued. The CARF Foundation will try to improve the appraisal price through a public auction.
A solidarity bequest is a testamentary disposition in favor of a non-profit institution. A legacy is considered to be a specific asset (vehicles, shares, life insurance, real estate...), whereas an inheritance is a succession in which the estates of both the heir and the deceased are merged.
To make a bequest or joint and several will in favor of the CARF Foundation you only need to go to a notary and express your will to testament or bequeath all or part of the assets you own.
In the liquidation of the will, non-profit entities shall are not subject to inheritance and gift tax, and therefore solidarity bequests are tax free for the beneficiaries. The entire value of the donation will be destined to the work of the foundation.
The Patronage Law of December 23, on the tax regime for non-profit organizations and tax incentives for patronage includes the:
You can calculate the tax deductibility of your donation with our donation calculator.
Gracias a la Ley de Mecenazgo, las donaciones de hasta 250 € tienen una deducción en la renta del 80 %. Es decir, donando 20,83 €/mes o 250 €/año, la Agencia Tributaria te devolverá 200 € en la declaración de la renta. Las donaciones de mayor cantidad tienen una deducción del 40 % en la cuota.
A deduction of 40 % may be applied to donations, instead of the general 35 %, provided that donations of the same or greater amount have been made to the same foundation in the two immediately preceding tax periods, thus rewarding the committed donor. The deduction has a limit of 15 % of the net taxable income.
In the case of donations made by legal entities, such as corporations, the amount donated has a corporate income tax deduction of 35 % and 40 % in the case of recurring donations. In this case there is no mention of two donation brackets.
In addition, it is important to note that the basis of this deduction may not exceed 10 % of the taxable income for the tax period. Amounts in excess of this limit may be applied in tax periods ending in the ten years immediately following and thereafter.
When you file your income tax return, or your corporate tax return if you are a company, do not forget to apply the deduction for donations made by crediting your donations. To do so, it is necessary to present the donation certificate issued by the CARF Foundation to all its donors, which in turn informs the Tax Agency so that it can include these amounts in the tax information of each person or company and in its draft tax return.
Anonymous donations cannot be deducted because the tax authorities do not know to whom the deduction should be applied. That is why it is important to make sure that you give complete information, always filling out the forms provided on the website. In this way, the foundation will be able to issue you a donation certificate acknowledging the donation made.
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