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V0304-21 19 February 2021 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · indemnización

The IRPF exemption does not apply to civil liability compensation via out-of-court settlement

A taxpayer asks whether the compensation received following the death of their mother due to an elevator accident is exempt from IRPF. The DGT responds that, as it is an out-of-court settlement and not an amount determined judicially, it does not meet the requirements for exemption.

The question raised

Question posed: Taxation under IRPF of the compensation received.

The DGT's ruling

For compensation for personal injury civil liability to be exempt, the amount must be legally or judicially recognized. The judicially recognized amount includes resolutions by judges or intermediate formulas involving judicial intervention, such as a judicial settlement. In this case, as it is an out-of-court settlement, the requirement of a judicially recognized amount is not met and the exemption is not applicable.

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