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V3238-14 3 December 2014 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · indemnización por despido

Exemption from redundancy pay may be lost if rehired by the same company within three years

A worker enquired whether their exemption from redundancy pay remained valid after receiving a re-employment offer from the same company. The Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT) explains that there is a presumption that no real termination of employment occurred if the new contract is signed within three years of the dismissal.

The question raised

Question posed: Tax treatment under Personal Income Tax (IRPF) of severance pay, in the event of being hired by the company that dismissed them.

The DGT's ruling

The exemption of severance pay requires a real and effective severance of the worker's relationship with the company. It is presumed that such severance does not exist if the worker provides services again to the same company or to an affiliated company within the three years following the dismissal. This presumption admits evidence to the contrary, whereby the taxpayer may prove that the new relationship does not nullify the previous severance.

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