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V3202-14 ·28 November 2014 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Payments to non-employee referees are classified as employment income

A sports federation has requested clarification on whether payments made to amateur volleyball referees, who have no employment relationship, should be treated as employment income or income from economic activities. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) has ruled that they constitute employment income, as there is no organisation of production means or human resources involved.

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This ruling clarifies the tax treatment for amateur sports officials, ensuring that payments made without an employment contract are taxed as employment income rather than business income, provided no business structure is present.

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2014-11-28PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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