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V3296-17 ·27 December 2017 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Travel and telephone expenses cannot be deducted from retirement pensions for Income Tax purposes

A retired lawyer enquired whether travel, telephone, and administrative expenses incurred during voluntary work could be deducted from his pension. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that while pensions are classified as income from employment, the specified expenses are not included in the list of permitted deductions.

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This ruling clarifies that taxpayers cannot offset personal or voluntary activity expenses against pension income, as these costs are not recognised as deductible expenses under current tax regulations.

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2017-12-27PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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