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V3280-17 ·21 December 2017 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Payments for participating in medical tests are classified as employment income

An entity inquired whether a €500 compensation payment made to individuals collaborating on nocturnal medical tests should be taxed as employment income. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that, as it constitutes the provision of personal services, it is classified as employment income and is subject to withholding tax.

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This ruling clarifies that one-off payments for personal services in medical research are subject to income tax withholding, rather than being treated as other forms of income.

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2017-12-21PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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