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V2365-16 ·30 May 2016 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Perception of a company-paid mixed life insurance policy may constitute benefits in kind

A taxpayer has requested clarification regarding the tax implications of a mixed life insurance policy taken out by their company to cover severance pay. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) has ruled that if the company's waiver of its rights to the policy is contingent upon an uncertain event, a benefit in kind will arise once such rights become unconditional.

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This ruling clarifies the timing of tax liability for benefits in kind derived from insurance policies where the employer's rights are subject to specific conditions, potentially delaying the tax event until the condition is met.

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2016-05-30PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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