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V1139-16 ·21 March 2016 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Compensation for mutually agreed reduction in working hours is fully subject to Income Tax

A worker inquired whether compensation received for reducing their working hours to 50% was exempt or eligible for the irregular income reduction. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that these amounts are taxed as employment income and do not qualify for the requested exemptions or reductions.

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This ruling clarifies that compensation for voluntary working hour reductions is treated as standard employment income, preventing taxpayers from applying tax exemptions or irregular income relief to such payments.

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2016-03-21PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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