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V0266-21 16 February 2021 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · arras penitenciales

Penal deposits received by the seller are included in the general taxable base for Personal Income Tax

A person sells a property using penal deposits, but the sale is not completed due to the buyer's fault. The inquiry asks how the deposits retained by the seller are taxed.

The question raised

Question posed: Taxation of the operation for the purposes of Personal Income Tax.

The DGT's ruling

The amounts received by the seller in respect of penitential earnest money are classified as a capital gain as they do not derive from a transfer. This gain shall be imputed to the tax period in which the seller may proceed with its enforcement according to the contract. As it is not a transfer, the gain shall form part of the general income and shall be integrated into the general taxable base.

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