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V2327-20 ·8 July 2020 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Life insurance payout to amortise a mortgage is taxed as income from movable capital

A taxpayer and their spouse, married under the community property regime, held a mortgage and a life insurance policy covering disability. Upon the declaration of incapacity, the insurer paid the bank directly to reduce the mortgage debt.

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How it affects those involved

The ruling clarifies the tax treatment of insurance payouts used to settle mortgage debts, specifically categorising them as income from movable capital rather than other forms of income.

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2020-07-08PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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