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V0459-21 ·3 March 2021 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Disability payouts from life insurance policies covering illness are not exempt from Income Tax

A query was raised regarding whether disability payouts for absolute and permanent disability from an annually renewable life insurance policy are exempt from Income Tax (IRPF). The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that the exemption does not apply because it is a life insurance policy rather than an accident insurance policy; therefore, it must be taxed as income from movable capital.

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How it affects those involved

Taxpayers receiving disability benefits through life insurance policies covering illness must include these payments in their tax returns as income from movable capital, as they do not qualify for the specific exemptions applicable to accident insurance.

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2021-03-03PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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