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Economic Activities Manual. Fiscal duties of employers and resident professionals in Spanish territory

7.1 Table. List of withholding rates in percentage

PERFORMANCES

ORIGIN

Type 2015
(Until July 12)

Type 2015
(As of July 12)

Type 2016, 2017 and 2018

Type 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023

WORK

Labor and statutory relations in general

Variable

Variable

Variable

Variable

Pensions and passive assets from the public system -Social Security and Passive Classes- and from private social security systems

Pensioners with two or more payers

Unemployment benefits and subsidies (in the single payment modality, I only reimburse undue benefits)

Directors and administrators (entities with net turnover last tax period ended before payment of income > €100,000)

37

37

35

35

Directors and administrators (entities with net turnover last tax period ended before payment of income <€100,000)

20

19.5

19

19

Literary, artistic or scientific awards not exempt from Personal Income Tax , when they are considered income from work

19

15

15

15

Courses, conferences, seminars,…

19

15

15

15

Preparation of literary, artistic or scientific works, provided that the right to their exploitation is transferred (2023):

  • In general terms

  • When the volume of such income from the previous year is less than €15,000 and represents more than 75% of the sum of the RI of AA.EE. and the work obtained by the taxpayer in said exercise

19

15

15

15

7

Arrears

15

15

15

15

Special tax regime applicable to workers posted to Spanish territory

  • Up to €600,000
  • From €600,000.01 (same payer)

24

47

24

47

24

45

24

45

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

In general terms

19

15

15

15

Certain professional activities (municipal collectors, insurance mediators...)

9

7

7

7

Taxpayers who develop cultural and artistic activities included in sections 851 to 853, 861 and 862, and 899 of Sec. 2 and in groups 01 to 03 and 05 of Sec. 3 of IAE , or when the consideration for said activity results in a provision of services that, due to their nature, may be included in the special employment relationship of artists in public performances, provided that the volume of Full returns from such activities in the previous fiscal year (2023):

  • is less than 15,000 euros), and, in addition
  • represents more than 75% of the sum of the RI of AA.EE. and the work obtained by the taxpayer in said exercise
7

Newly started professionals (starting year and the following two)

9

7

7

7

OTHER ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

Agricultural and livestock activities in general

2

2

2

2

Pig and poultry fattening activities

1

1

1

1

Forestry activities

2

2

2

2

Certain business activities in Objective Estimation

1

1

1

1

Transfer of image rights

24

24

24

24

Other performance of art. 75.2.b): rest of the concepts (art. 101.2 RIRPF )

20

19.5

19

19

INCOME IMUTATION

For transfer of image rights

20

19.5

19

19

CAPITAL GAINS

Prizes from games, contests, raffles... subject to withholding, other than those subject to GELA

20

19.5

19

19

Forestry exploitation in public forests

20

19.5

19

19

OTHER EQUITY INCOME

Transfer of subscription rights, starting January 1, 2017

19 (as of 1/1/2017) 19

Transfer of shares and participations in Collective Investment Institutions (Investment Funds)

20

19.5

19

19

CAPITAL FURNITURE

Participation in own funds of entities

20

19.5

19

19

Transfer of own capital to third parties; checking accounts, financial deposits, etc.

20

19.5

19

19

Capitalization operations, life or disability insurance and capital taxation

20

19.5

19

19

Industrial property, provision of technical assistance

20

19.5

19

15

19 (2023)

Intellectual property when the recipient taxpayer is not the author

20

19.5

15

15

Leasing and subletting of personal property, businesses or mines

20

19.5

19

19

Transfer of the right to exploit image rights as long as they are not in the development of an economic activity

24

24

24

24

REGARDLESS OF ITS QUALIFICATION AS A SOURCE OF INCOME 2023

Intellectual property (art. 101.4 and 9 LIRPF ):

  • In general terms
  • When the 7% rate provided for in art. 101.3 or 101.5 LIRPF
  • Advances on account of the transfer of copyright that will accrue over several years

15

7

7

REAL ESTATE CAPITAL

Leasing or subletting of urban real estate

20

19.5

19

19