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V2491-17 ·4 October 2017 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Income tax withholding required on severance payments to company directors

An entity has requested clarification on whether it must withhold income tax (IRPF) when paying a severance settlement to a director following a court ruling. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) has ruled that such payments constitute employment income and are therefore subject to withholding.

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How it affects those involved

Companies must ensure that severance payments made to directors, whether via settlement or court order, are treated as employment income for tax withholding purposes.

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2017-10-04PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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