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V1177-19 ·28 May 2019 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Academic excellence award classified as employment income and subject to withholding tax

A foundation sought clarification on whether an award for the best academic record in Education was exempt from or subject to tax withholding. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that it is neither a scholarship nor an exempt prize, but rather constitutes employment income.

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How it affects those involved

This ruling clarifies that academic awards granted for merit, which do not meet the specific criteria for scholarships, must be treated as taxable employment income, requiring the appropriate tax withholdings.

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2019-05-28PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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