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Ikea Factura 62.000 Millones a Través De Holanda Para Tributar Menos Publicación El Economista General Fecha 09/09/2019 Soporte Prensa Escrita País España Circulación 16 822 Página 14 Difusión 12 492 Tamaño 477,55 cm² (80,3%) Audiencia 62 460 V.Publicitario 7160 EUR (8109 USD) Las cuentas de Ikea en Holanda una investigación al grupo. Bruse- las está analizando si Ikea utilizó Radiografía de las grandes sociedades El conglomerado accionarial de Ikea un autocrédito firmado en 2011 entre dos sociedades del grupo por impor- Ingka Holding BV IKEA te de 5.400 millones de euros para Ingresos (millones de euros) Resultados (millones de euros) desviar beneficios a Liechtenstein. Interogo Holding AG, una sociedad domiciliada en el pequeño país cen- 35.074 36.295 37.050 troeuropeo, concedió el préstamo a la holandesa Inter Ikea Systems 4.200 Stichting Ingka Interogo Foundation Foundation (Lichtenstein) BV para que ésta adquiriera a su vez 2.473 (Holanda) los derechos sobre la marca a una 1.478 tercera en Luxemburgo, I.I. Hol- ding. 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 Inter Ikea Holding Tal y como informó hace dos años (Luxemburgo) elEconomista con la documenta- ción de los registros mercantiles Inter Ikea Ingka Holding tanto de Holanda como de Luxem- Ingresos (millones de euros) Resultados (millones de euros) (Holanda) burgo, la operación se cerró por un Inter Ikea Systems importe total 9.000 millones de 24.894 (Holanda) euros. 23.188 Contencioso fiscal en España 1.705 En España, la filial ibérica de Ikea 1.153 ha tenido que pagar por su parte a 1.478 329 la Agencia Tributaria (Aeat) una n/d Tiendas y centros de Franquicia y multa de 62,2 millones de euros por 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 producción propiedad intelectual el impuesto de sociedades, el IVA y el IRPF correspondiente al perío- Fuente: Registro Mercantil de Holanda. elEconomista do 2010 y 2014, según figura en las La filial española se Ikea factura 62.000 millones a través ha visto obligada a pagar 62,2 millones de Holanda para tributar menos por una reclamación El franquiciador y el mayor franquiciado del grupo tienen su sede en Países Bajos de Hacienda últimas cuentas anuales, que deta- Javier Romera MADRID. llan las actas fiscales firmadas en disconformidad. Ikea, el gigante sueco del mobilia- La compañía explica que “con rio, tiene su sede central en Älmhult, fecha de 16 de julio de 2018 la socie- una pequeña localidad del país dad interpuso los correspondien- escandinavo. Su estructura fiscal, tes escritos de reclamación ante el sin embargo, está a miles de kiló- Tribunal Económico Administra- metros, en territorios de baja tribu- tivo Central y procedió al pago de tación, desde Luxemburgo, a Liech- la totalidad de las cantidades recla- tenstein, Suiza u Holanda, llegan- madas en dichas actas (51,7 millo- do incluso, según se destapó en los nes de euros en concepto de cuota papeles de Panamá, hasta las Anti- y 10,5 millones de euros de intere- llas Holandesas o las Islas Vírgenes ses de demora relativos al impues- Británicas. to sobre Sociedades)”. El grueso de su facturación se Ante la apertura de un expedien- concentra, sin embargo, en Holan- te sancionador, la empresa proce- da, donde facturó en 2018 un total dió además a presentar alegaciones de 61.944 millones de euros a tra- frente a la Delegación de Grandes vés de sociedades holding. Se trata Contribuyentes de la Aeat hace justo de un país que ofrece numerosas un año, en agosto de 2018. Los prin- ventajas fiscales y que permite de cipales conceptos cuestionados por forma completamente legal desviar la Administración Tributaria están ingresos a sociedades domiciliadas relacionados con la deducibilidad en paraísos fiscales, justificados por Banderas a la entrada de una tienda de Ikea. GUILLERMO RODRÍGUEZ de los servicios prestados por socie- el pago de royalties, sin tener que dades del grupo y el deterioro de tributar por ello. Es lo que se cono- una facturación de 37.050 millones euros. Ingka es propiedad de la Fun- los activos. Al margen de esta can- ce como el sandwich holandés. Los ‘papeles de de euros, lo que supone un creci- dación Stichting Ingka, creada tam- tidad, la cadena de muebles de ori- Tanto Inter Ikea, la sociedad pro- Panamá’ revelaron miento del 2 por ciento respecto bién en Holanda en 1982 por Ingvar gen sueco también está pendiente pietaria de la marca y de la propie- del año anterior. Después del pago Kamprad, el empresario sueco fun- de un recurso en la Audiencia por dad intelectual, que cobra royalties que la estructura de 634 millones en concepto de dador de Ikea, que falleció en 2018. una reclamación de impuestos por su uso, como Ingka Holding, el del grupo llegaba impuesto de Sociedades en Holan- Inter Ikea es propiedad, por su parte, correspondiente al ejercicio 2007 principal franquiciado del grupo, da, esta compañía declaró un bene- de una sociedad luxemburguesa del por importe de 13,9 millones. desde el que se gestionan los acti- hasta las Antillas ficio neto de 1.468 millones. Por su mismo nombre, controlada a su vez Ikea Ibérica cerró el último ejer- vos en Europa, Estados Unidos, Asia, parte, Inter Ikea Holding obtuvo por Interogo Foundation, con sede cicio con una facturación de 1.401 Australia y Nueva Zelanda, entre una cifra de negocios de 24.894 en Lichtenstein. millones, un 2,41 por ciento más que otros, tienen su sede en los Países de 73.832 millones y en 2018 obtu- millones, un 7,3 por ciento más y La Comisión Europea, a raíz de el año anterior. Tras el pago a Bajos. De acuerdo con las últimas vieron un resultado conjunto antes tras abonar a la Hacienda de los Paí- un informe de Los Verdes que Hacienda de 18,3 millones, registró cifras depositadas en el Registro de impuestos de 3.818 millones. ses Bajos impuestos por valor de denunciaba el impago de 1.000 un resultado neto de 81,4 millones Mercantil holandés, entre las dos Ingka Holding cerró el último ejer- 256 millones de euros, alcanzó un millones en impuestos, anunció en de euros, lo que supone un 11,72 por compañías suman activos por valor cicio, el 31 de agosto de 2018, con resultado neto de 1.449 millones de diciembre de 2017 la apertura de ciento menos..
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