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V0040-21 15 January 2021 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · rendimientos de actividades económicas

Self-publishing of books generates income from economic activities for Personal Income Tax purposes and is exempt from VAT

An author inquires about the taxation of the sale of their book (digital and paper) through a platform. The Tax Agency determines that the activity is business-related, exempt from VAT in the creation of texts, and the income is taxed as income from economic activities for Personal Income Tax purposes.

The question raised

Question posed: Taxation under the IAE, VAT, and Personal Income Tax regarding the publication of the book through the aforementioned platform.

The DGT's ruling

Under the Economic Activities Index (IAE), the author must register as both a writer and a publisher. Regarding VAT, the creation of original literary texts is subject to but exempt from VAT, with an obligation to issue invoices if the recipient is a business owner. For Personal Income Tax (IRPF), the self-publishing of the work is classified as income from economic activities, requiring the payment of installment payments.

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