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V3667-15 ·24 November 2015 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Economic compensation to volunteers for sporadic surveys or tests constitutes capital gains

A query was raised regarding the taxation of small economic compensations paid to volunteers for participating in sporadic scientific research. The DGT ruled that if participation is circumstantial and neither employment nor professional in nature, these amounts are classified as capital gains.

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This ruling clarifies the tax treatment for occasional volunteers, ensuring that non-professional, sporadic payments are correctly categorised as capital gains rather than income from work or professional activities.

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2015-11-24PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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