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V1990-22 20 September 2022 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · becas de investigación

Research grants for teaching or university staff may be exempt from Personal Income Tax (IRPF)

A university inquires whether grants for the retraining of its teaching staff through training stays are exempt from Personal Income Tax (IRPF). The DGT indicates that if the grants are awarded for research purposes and the regulations require the status of teacher or civil servant, they could be exempt.

The question raised

Question posed: Whether such grants are exempt from taxation (including the lump-sum payment for travel expenses) through the application of the exemption regulated in Article 7 j) of the Personal Income Tax Law and, consequently, whether the inquirer, in accordance with Article 75.3.a) of the Tax Regulations, is not obliged to perform withholding.

The DGT's ruling

For research grants awarded to civil servants, public administration personnel, or university teachers to be exempt, the call for applications must expressly require such status as a requirement or merit. Furthermore, the grants must serve research purposes. In this case, if these requirements are met, the exemption includes the financial allocation of the program and the lump-sum payment for travel expenses.

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