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V2509-16 ·8 June 2016 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Severance pay loses tax exemption if re-employed by the same company within three years, unless proven otherwise

A worker inquired whether their severance pay would retain its Personal Income Tax (IRPF) exemption after receiving a new proposal from their former employer. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) explains that returning to work for the same company, or an affiliated one, within three years creates a presumption that no real termination of the employment relationship occurred.

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This ruling affects the tax treatment of severance payments for employees who return to their former employer or group within a three-year period, potentially leading to the loss of tax exemptions if the termination is deemed not to have been genuine.

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2016-06-08PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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