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UK residents' employment income not taxable in Spain if work not carried out in Spain

V2527-25

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Type
consulta-vinculante (what is this?)
Identifier
V2527-25
Published
18 Dec 2025

Summary

A UK tax resident enquires whether salaries paid by a Spanish agency are taxable in Spain for work aboard a ship. The DGT determines that since neither the employing company nor the UK resident is resident in Spain, there is no international trade under the Double Taxation Convention.

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2025-12-18PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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