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V1025-21 ·20 April 2021 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Employment income received in 2021 but due in 2020 must be attributed to the 2020 tax year

A query was raised regarding whether employees of a semi-private school should declare income in 2021 that was earned in 2020 but received in March 2021. The Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) ruled that such income must be attributed to the 2020 tax year, as that is when it became due.

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This ruling clarifies the timing of income recognition for tax purposes, ensuring that income is reported in the year it becomes legally due rather than when it is physically received.

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2021-04-20PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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