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V2855-14 22 October 2014 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · rendimientos del trabajo

Income from teaching courses at an academy is considered employment income

A vocational training teacher inquires about the type of withholding tax applicable to teaching a course at a private academy outside of their working hours. The DGT determines that, as the academy organizes the course, the income constitutes employment income rather than income from economic activities.

The question raised

Question raised: Applicable withholding tax on the income that may be received for teaching the course.

The DGT's ruling

Income from teaching courses, lectures, or seminars constitutes employment income, unless the taxpayer organizes the means of production or human resources on their own account. If the organization of the course is the responsibility of the academy, the teacher's income constitutes employment income. In this case, the applicable withholding rate is 21% pursuant to the Personal Income Tax Regulations.

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