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V0520-14 ·25 February 2014 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

40% reduction not applicable to post-contractual non-compete compensation

A worker enquired whether the financial compensation received for a non-compete clause following dismissal could benefit from the 40% tax reduction. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that it is not applicable, as it does not constitute notoriously irregular income nor does it have a generation period exceeding two years.

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This ruling clarifies that non-compete payments do not qualify for the special tax reduction reserved for irregular income, affecting how such compensation is taxed for employees.

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2014-02-25PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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