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V2466-21 29 September 2021 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · opción de compra

Grant of share purchase option in exchange for services treated as work income upon exercise

A partner enquires about the tax treatment of a free share purchase option granted after rendering services. The DGT determines that if the option arises from services generating work income, the income is recognised at the time of exercising the option.

The question raised

Question posed. The following issues are consulted for the purposes of Personal Income Tax (IRPF):

The DGT's ruling

If the call option is granted free of charge and derives from services that give rise to employment income, the income shall be determined at the time of its exercise. This is quantified by the difference between the market value of the shares at the time of exercise and the price paid. The market value is the price agreed upon between independent parties. Said value shall be the acquisition value for future transfers.

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What is published here, applied to a company or a specific case. The first meeting is free.

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