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V0992-16 14 March 2016 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · actividades económicas

Uploading videos to YouTube is an economic activity and allows for expense deduction if correlation and justification requirements are met

A taxpayer asks whether they must register with the IAE (Tax on Economic Activities) for uploading videos to YouTube and if production expenses can be deducted. The DGT rules that the activity constitutes an economic activity, requires registration in the IAE, and expenses are deductible provided they comply with the principle of correlation with income.

The question raised

Question posed: Inquiry regarding registration in the IAE and the deductibility for IRPF purposes of video production expenses.

The DGT's ruling

Uploading videos to a YouTube channel with public dissemination constitutes an economic activity by organizing means of production, regardless of whether it generates profit. The taxpayer must register in the IAE (headings for video production and advertising services). Video production expenses are deductible for IRPF purposes if they are correlated with the generation of income, are correctly imputed temporally, are recorded in the accounts, and are justified. Expenses related to a hobby that attempt to be linked to the economic activity are not deductible.

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