{"id":18606,"date":"2018-09-06T12:09:46","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T10:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etl-ilia.es\/general\/ventajas-e-inconvenientes-de-una-estructura-holding\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T14:26:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T12:26:46","slug":"advantages-disadvantages-holding-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etl-ilia.es\/en\/company-formation\/advantages-disadvantages-holding-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Advantages and disadvantages of a holding structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated small-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"0.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 contenido-texto\" id=\"post\"><p class=\"intro\">Companies evolve, and a small company may come to a time when it needs another type of structure to grow and diversify. We tell <strong>what a holding company is and its advantages and disadvantages. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated small-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"0.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 contenido-texto\" id=\"post\"><h2>What is a business holding company?<\/h2>\n<p>A holding company is a corporate structure in which there is a group of companies, where one of the companies (the parent company) has control over the others, which are subordinate.<\/p>\n<p>The legal regulation of the holding concept is carried out in the <a href=\"http:\/\/diariolaley.laley.es\/content\/Documento.aspx?params=H4sIAAAAAAAEAMtMSbH1cTUAAUNzU1NLtbLUouLM_Dzbssz01LySVBA_M63SJT85pLIg1TYtMac4VS0xqTg_p7QkNbQo0zakqDQ VANxJxXBFAAAAWKE\">article 42 of the Commercial Code<\/a> which establishes that A group of companies exists when one company has control of another or others. It is understood that this control exists when the dominant society:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Owns the majority of voting rights.<\/li>\n<li>He has the power to appoint or dismiss the majority of the members of the administrative body.<\/li>\n<li>May have the majority of voting rights.<\/li>\n<li>He has appointed with his votes the majority of the members of the administrative body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Advantages and disadvantages of a holding company<\/h2>\n<p>So that you can assess whether you are interested in establishing a business holding company, we detail below the advantages and disadvantages of this type of corporate structure:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advantages of a holding company: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Taxally, if one of the group companies registers losses, they can be offset with the profits of another.<\/li>\n<li>It is possible to save taxes with a holding company since the holding company is subject to the <strong>tax consolidation<\/strong> regime, which means that each company stops paying tax individually, and the group begins to pay tax jointly as a single taxable person.<\/li>\n<li>From a business point of view, the <strong>image<\/strong> that is transmitted to clients and suppliers is more solid and professional.<\/li>\n<li>With a holding structure, it is easier to see how the business evolves and what activities work best.<\/li>\n<li>Decision-making is easier because the parent company controls the rest.<\/li>\n<li>In the case of the transfer of shares or interests in a holding company, there may be tax deductions that will depend on each autonomous community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Disadvantages of a holding company: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From an organizational point of view, there may be a <strong>lack of information and communication<\/strong> between the companies of the group, which can produce duplication of tasks, friction, and lack of agreement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Corporate identity can be diluted <\/strong>as it is a complicated business structure.<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>monopoly<\/strong> may occur due to the predominant position of the parent company over the rest of the companies so the group could control a certain market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated small-column\" 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