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V5332-16 16 December 2016 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · rendimientos del trabajo

Mutual agreement severance taxed as employment income with 30% reduction available if imputed in a single period

A taxpayer queried the taxation of severance pay resulting from the mutual termination of an employment relationship. The DGT ruled that such payments are not exempt and must be taxed as employment income, although the reduction for irregular income may be applied if the amount is imputed to a single tax period.

The question raised

Question posed: Taxation under Personal Income Tax of the compensation received by the applicant. Withholding tax.

The DGT's ruling

A resolution by mutual agreement does not allow for the exemption under Article 7 e) of the LIRPF, therefore the amounts are taxed as income from employment. If the compensation is imputed to a single tax period, the 30% reduction provided for in Article 18.2 of the LIRPF may be applied as it is income obtained in a notoriously irregular manner. To calculate the withholding, the company must reduce the total amount of remuneration by the applicable reductions.

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