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V1133-15 ·13 April 2015 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Refund of the 'sanitary cent' must be declared as income in the tax year the right is recognised

A taxpayer inquired about how to declare the refund of undue hydrocarbon tax payments made in 2010 for Personal Income Tax (IRPF) purposes. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that it must be recorded as income from economic activity in the tax year in which the right to the refund is recognised.

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This ruling clarifies the timing for tax reporting regarding historical tax refunds, ensuring they are matched to the period when the legal entitlement arises rather than when the payment was originally made.

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2015-04-13PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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