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V0531-18 ·26 February 2018 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Compensation for financial loss resulting from professional malpractice is subject to capital gains tax

A taxpayer inquired whether compensation received from an insurance company due to an attorney's malpractice is exempt from Personal Income Tax (IRPF). The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that it is not exempt, as it constitutes economic loss rather than personal injury.

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This ruling clarifies that compensation for purely economic damages, such as those arising from professional negligence, is treated as a capital gain and is subject to taxation, unlike compensation for physical or personal injury which may be exempt.

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2018-02-26PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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