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V0672-24 ·15 April 2024 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Family care does not create a contractual relationship and any payment shall be treated as employment income

A son inquires whether care provided to his mother creates an obligation for remuneration and how such payments would be taxed. The DGT clarifies that these caregiving activities occur within a family framework rather than a contractual one, and that if remuneration were provided, it would be taxed as employment income.

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This ruling clarifies the tax treatment of informal caregiving within families, distinguishing between familial support and professional employment contracts.

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2024-04-15PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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