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V4876-16 ·11 November 2016 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Self-defence classes subject to 21% VAT and may be classified as professional income for Income Tax purposes

An instructor has enquired about the taxation of their extracurricular self-defence classes. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) has ruled that the service is subject to the standard VAT rate and that the income may be classified as either professional activity income or employment income, depending on how the resources are organised.

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This ruling clarifies the tax treatment for instructors of non-sporting martial arts, confirming the application of the standard VAT rate and the distinction between professional and employment income based on the nature of the activity's organisation.

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2016-11-11PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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