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V2569-25 ·18 December 2025 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Death of spouse triggers capital gain from life insurance debt cancellation

A taxpayer asks how to tax the money received from a life insurance policy after their spouse's death, used to pay off a mortgage with a remainder. Hacienda rules that the amount used to cancel the mortgage constitutes a capital gain for income tax purposes.

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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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