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V3161-14 ·26 November 2014 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

40% tax reduction inapplicable to bonuses with a generation period of less than two years

A company inquired whether the fractional payment of a bonus based on 2012 objectives allows for the application of the 40% reduction in Personal Income Tax (IRPF). The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that it is not applicable because the generation period is less than two years.

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How it affects those involved

This ruling clarifies that for a bonus to qualify for the 40% reduction, the period during which the rights to the payment were earned must span at least two years, preventing taxpayers from applying the benefit to short-term incentive schemes.

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2014-11-26PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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