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V2027-21 ·7 July 2021 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Collective life insurance payouts are not exempt from Income Tax as they are not accident insurance

An insured person inquired whether a €36,000 payout received for professional disability through a collective life insurance policy was tax-exempt. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that the personal injury exemption does not apply, as the policy is not an accident insurance contract.

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How it affects those involved

This ruling clarifies that payouts from collective life insurance policies for disability do not qualify for the personal injury tax exemption, meaning they are treated as employment income for tax purposes.

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2021-07-07PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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