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V0218-23 ·13 February 2023 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Income from self-publishing books classified as income from economic activities for Personal Income Tax purposes

A writer-editor has requested a ruling on the taxation of royalties earned from selling books through digital platforms. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) has determined that, when editing one's own works, the income is classified as income from economic activities.

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How it affects those involved

This ruling clarifies that self-publishing involves the exercise of an economic activity rather than the mere exploitation of intellectual property rights, affecting how such income is reported and taxed under the IRPF regime.

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2023-02-13PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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