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Tax and financial advice for companies, business groups, family offices, Startups and Real Estate

We design and run the tax and finance function of companies, groups and private wealth: corporate structure, management reporting and advanced tax planning. Beyond routine compliance.

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The thesis

When a company grows, the challenge stops being tax and becomes one of governance

Filing taxes is the bare minimum. When you have several companies, assets to protect or decisions to make every month, the problem is no longer compliance: it is having the structure, information and judgement to decide. ARRA Corporate runs that function for you.

  • Smart corporate structure
  • Real tax optimisation and planning, not theoretical
  • Reporting and financial control
  • Ongoing support with strategy and decisions
Who it is for

For companies that need a strategic partner, not just an adviser

Capabilities

What we can do

Six areas we do not work on separately: a corporate structure is decided by looking at its taxation, its accounting, its financing, its contracts and the assets behind it, all at once.

  1. Tax

    Corporate taxation, tax planning, business groups, related-party transactions, structuring and tax compliance.

  2. Accounting and reporting

    Advanced accounting, closes, financial reporting, and control and structuring of information for management.

  3. Financial management

    Outsourced CFO, cash flow, budgets, forecasting, management control and KPIs.

  4. Corporate and transactions

    Corporate structures, reorganisations, M&A, shareholder entries and exits, and corporate transactions.

  5. Legal

    Commercial contracts, shareholders’ agreements, due diligence, dismissals and temporary layoff schemes (ERTE), and tax audits and requests from the Spanish Tax Agency.

  6. Wealth

    Wealth structuring and coordination between business and personal assets.

Solutions

More than advice: structure, reporting and decision-making

01 Comprehensive tax, accounting and payroll advice We run your compliance function with a closing model and reporting designed for management, not just for the Tax Agency. View service 02 Outsourced CFO Senior financial judgement without hiring an in-house CFO: dashboard, margin control, cash management and forecasting to stay ahead. View service 03 Corporate 360 The comprehensive model that connects tax, structure and finance under a single roadmap, with regular meetings with partners and management. View service 04 Corporate and wealth strategy Corporate architecture that optimises taxation and protects wealth: holding companies, property holding companies, SPVs, reorganisations and succession. View service 05 Tax, accounting and process consulting Ad hoc projects: diagnostics, tax risk reviews, due diligence, planning and process automation, with executive reports. View service A single coordinated team for your tax, your structure and your finances. Book a meeting
Situations

We are also there when something changes

A company does not always need more administration. Sometimes it needs to make an extraordinary decision correctly.

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  1. I want to set up a holding company

    Organising shareholdings, separating risks or preparing for future investments.

  2. I want to reorganise my business group

    Non-cash contributions, share exchanges, mergers or demergers, under the applicable tax regime and with their business reasons documented.

  3. I am going to buy or sell a company

    What is transferred, how it is structured and the tax and corporate implications of each option.

  4. I’m bringing in a new partner or investor

    A capital increase, a share sale or a combination of both: each route changes the valuation and the rights of each shareholder.

  5. I want to separate an activity or business line

    Ring-fencing risks, bringing third parties into part of the business or preparing a divestment.

  6. I want to prepare the company for a funding round

    Financial information, corporate structure and documentation in good order before sitting down with an investor.

  7. I want to organise my business assets

    Coordinating what sits inside and outside the company under a single logic.

  8. I need to plan a succession

    Planning the handover early with corporate, tax and family judgement, not when there is no room left.

Why ARRA

Senior judgement. No unnecessary layers

  • Senior point of contact

    You speak directly to the professionals who know your structure and take part in the decisions.

  • Cross-cutting view

    Tax, accounting, finance, corporate structure and wealth are analysed together, not separately.

  • Execution capability

    We don’t just make recommendations: we support the implementation, the documentation and the subsequent follow-up.

How we work

From analysis to execution

  1. Understand

    We analyse the current structure, the transaction and the business and wealth objectives.

  2. Design

    We study the alternatives and their tax, corporate, financial and economic implications.

  3. Execute

    We coordinate the implementation, the documentation, the corporate resolutions and the tax steps.

  4. Support

    We oversee subsequent obligations and how the structure evolves.

Technology and reporting

Your figures, turned into management information

With Power BI we turn your accounting and financial information into dashboards that are reviewed by management; with Bilky and SharePoint, your documents and tax forms are always accessible. Technology in the service of better decisions.

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Questions that come up before making a decision

I have more questions
When does it make sense to set up a holding company?

A holding company can make sense when there are several activities or companies, or when the aim is to reinvest profits within the group, organise shareholdings, separate risks or prepare for future investments, acquisitions or divestments.

It is not simply a matter of setting up another company. We analyse the current structure, the business and wealth objectives and the cost of maintaining it to determine whether a holding company offers a real advantage and how it should fit into the group.

How can I reorganise several companies under a single structure?

There are various options: contributions of shares, share exchanges, mergers, demergers and other reorganisation transactions.

Certain transactions may qualify for the special tax regime for mergers, demergers, asset contributions and share exchanges (FEAC regime), which allows taxation of the resulting gains to be deferred when the statutory requirements are met.

At ARRA we analyse the starting structure, design the target structure and assess the application of the FEAC regime where appropriate. We pay particular attention to the existence, justification and documentation of valid business reasons supporting the reorganisation, building tax compliance into the design of the transaction and then coordinating its tax and corporate implementation.

What are the implications of contributing my shares to a holding company?

Contributing shares to a holding company means reorganising the ownership of the business: the shareholder comes to hold their interest in the business through the new company.

Depending on how the transaction is structured and provided the statutory requirements are met, the special tax regime for business reorganisations may apply, so that the reorganisation does not trigger immediate taxation on unrealised capital gains.

Before carrying it out, we analyse, among other things, the contributed shareholding, the resulting structure, the valuation, the economic reasons for the transaction and its future tax implications.

How is the entry of a new partner or investor structured?

Entry can take place through a capital increase, the purchase of existing shares or structures that combine different transactions.

The choice determines who receives the funds, the company’s valuation, the resulting ownership percentage and each shareholder’s economic and voting rights.

That is why we analyse the valuation, the investment structure, the taxation and the corporate framework together before executing the transaction.

What is the difference between selling a company and selling its assets?

They are legally, economically and fiscally different transactions.

In a share sale, the buyer acquires the company and, with it, its assets, liabilities, contracts and contingencies. In an asset sale, the company itself transfers certain assets, businesses or business units.

The chosen structure can substantially change the seller’s taxation, the buyer’s position and the allocation of risks. That is why an M&A deal should be analysed before deciding what is sold and how the transaction is structured.

How should transactions between companies in the same group be valued?

Transactions between related entities must, as a general rule, be carried out at market value: the value that independent parties would have agreed in comparable circumstances.

This affects, among others, financing arrangements, provision of services, leases, asset sales and purchases, and transactions between group companies.

Beyond setting an appropriate pricing policy, certain transactions may require specific documentation. Our work is to design a policy that is coherent, documentable and aligned with the group’s economic reality.

When does it make sense to have an outsourced CFO?

When the company needs financial information and control to make decisions, but does not yet need (or does not want to take on) the full structure of an in-house finance department.

An outsourced CFO can provide financial planning, budgets, treasury, forecasting, margin analysis, management control, KPIs and regular reporting for management.

The aim is not to add more accounting, but to turn accounting and financial information into a tool for running the company.

What reporting should a company’s management receive each month?

It depends on the business model, but useful reporting should let you understand quickly what has happened, why it has happened and what may happen in the coming months.

We usually work with information such as the income statement, balance sheet, treasury and cash flow, performance against budget, forecast, margins, working capital and business-specific KPIs.

We do not believe in producing reports for the sake of it. We design reporting around the decisions management needs to make.

I have several companies. How do I know whether my business structure is well designed?

A structure that was right when the business started may stop being so as the company, its assets or the number of activities and shareholders grow.

We analyse the corporate and asset structure as a whole: allocation of activities and risks, relationships between companies, financing, economic flows, shareholders’ interests, taxation, corporate governance and the group’s future objectives.

Based on that assessment, we identify possible inefficiencies, risks and opportunities for reorganisation. The aim is not to create more complex structures, but to ensure that each company has a clear role and that the structure supports the business and wealth strategy.

Tell us what you are considering

If you are considering a transaction or a reorganisation, or need to give structure to your company’s finance and tax function, let’s talk before you make the decision.

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