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V3472-20 1 December 2020 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · rendimientos de actividades económicas

Self-publishing books generates income from economic activities for Personal Income Tax purposes

An author seeks clarification on the taxation of book sales via a download platform. The DGT determines that the activity is subject to the IAE, exempt from VAT if it involves original creation, and must be classified as an economic activity for IRPF purposes.

The question raised

Question raised: Taxation under IAE, VAT, and IRPF regarding the publication of a book through a download platform.

The DGT's ruling

The publication and sale of literary works by their author is an activity subject to the IAE, classifiable as an author of literary works or book publishing. Services for the creation of literary texts are exempt from VAT provided they constitute an original work or personal contribution. For IRPF purposes, the self-publishing of a book entails that the income obtained is classified as economic activities.

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