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V1182-21 29 April 2021 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · indemnización por despido

Severance pay may not be exempt from Personal Income Tax (IRPF) if the employee provides services again to the company or an affiliated entity within three years

An employee inquires whether their collective redundancy severance pay will be exempt from IRPF if the new owner company offers them a new position. The DGT indicates that the exemption depends on the actual effective severance of the employment relationship.

The question raised

Question posed: Tax treatment under IRPF of severance pay in the scenario presented

The DGT's ruling

The exemption for severance pay is lost if the employee provides services again to the same company or an affiliated entity within the three years following termination. This situation creates a presumption that there was no real severance, although the employee may provide evidence to the contrary to maintain the exemption. If effective severance is not proven, the severance pay will be subject to taxation from the moment of dismissal.

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