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V2544-19 ·19 September 2019 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Compensation for withdrawing a criminal complaint is considered employment income and is not tax-exempt

An employee received compensation following an agreement with their company to dismiss a criminal complaint. The Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) has ruled that this amount constitutes employment income and does not qualify for the redundancy exemption or the reduction for irregularity in timing.

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How it affects those involved

This ruling clarifies that settlements reached to resolve criminal proceedings against an employee are treated as standard employment income for tax purposes, preventing taxpayers from applying specific tax relief intended for redundancies.

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2019-09-19PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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