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V0588-19 ·20 March 2019 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Withholding tax base may be reduced if it is objectively proven that previous year's variable pay will not be received

An employee inquired whether a company could apply a withholding tax rate based on a bonus from the previous year that will ultimately not be paid. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that if circumstances exist to objectively prove a reduction in variable remuneration, the payer must not include such amounts when calculating the withholding tax base.

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How it affects those involved

Employers and payroll departments must ensure they have objective evidence of reduced variable pay to adjust withholding rates correctly and avoid future tax regularisation issues for employees.

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2019-03-20PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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