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V2201-14 ·7 August 2014 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Compensation for breach of housing contract taxed as capital gain in the general tax base

A taxpayer has enquired about the tax treatment of compensation received for the failure to deliver a property and the deductibility of legal expenses. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) has ruled that such compensation constitutes a capital gain, which must be taxed in the period during which the court judgment becomes final.

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This ruling clarifies the tax classification of breach of contract compensation, confirming it is treated as a capital gain rather than income from work or other activities, and establishes the timing of the tax liability based on the finality of the judicial ruling.

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2014-08-07PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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