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V3234-19 ·25 November 2019 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Exemption from severance pay presumed lost if services are provided to the same company within three years

A worker inquired whether their exemption from severance pay remained valid after receiving a commercial contract offer from the same company. The Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT) ruled that a real severance of the employment relationship is presumed not to have occurred if services are provided to the company or an affiliated entity within three years following the dismissal.

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This ruling clarifies the criteria for maintaining exemption from severance pay, highlighting the risk of losing such benefits if a new professional relationship is established with the same or related companies shortly after dismissal.

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2019-11-25PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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