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Practical Income Manual 2023.

To pursue higher education studies outside the island of habitual residence

Regulations: Art. 4 ter Consolidated text of the legal provisions of the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands regarding taxes transferred by the State, approved by Legislative Decree 1/2014, of June 6

Amount and limits of the deduction

  • 1,800 euros for each descendant who meets the requirements specified in the following section.

    Attention : For taxpayers who died before November 26, 2023, the previous amount will be 1,760 euros .

  • The amount of this deduction may not exceed 50 percent of the full regional quota , box [0546] of the statement.

The deduction is applied to the declaration for the year in which the academic year begins.

Requirements for applying the deduction

  • That the descendants are economically dependent on the taxpayer .

  • That the descendants pursue, outside the island of the Balearic archipelago where the taxpayer's habitual residence is located, any of the following higher education studies :

    • - university studies,

    • - higher artistic education,

    • - professional training of a superior level,

    • - professional education in plastic arts and higher-level design,

    • - higher level sports education or

    • - any other study that, in accordance with the state organic legislation on education, is considered higher education.

  • That the studies cover a complete academic year or a minimum of 30 credits .

  • That the sum of the general tax base and the tax base of the taxpayer's savings , boxes [0435] and [0460] of the declaration, does not exceed the following amounts:

    • - 33,000 euros in individual taxation.

    • - 52,800 euros in joint taxation.

  • That the descendant who gives rise to the right to deduction has not obtained income in the year for an amount greater than 8,000 euros .

Attention : For deceased taxpayers before November 26, 2023, the application of the deduction has been conditioned, additionally , on there being no public educational offer, different of the virtual or distance, on the island of Mallorca to carry out the corresponding studies, or that, if this offer exists, admission has been requested and it has been inadmissible due to the applicable admission criteria.

Other conditions for the application of the deduction

For the purposes of applying the deduction, the following rules must be taken into account:

  • The deduction is applied to the declaration for the year in which the academic year begins.

  • Only descendants who, in turn, give the right to the minimum for descendants regulated in article 58 of the Law, are entitled to the deduction. IRPF ##3##.

  • When two or more taxpayers are entitled to this deduction and do not or cannot opt for joint taxation, the deduction will be prorated among them .

    The deduction will be prorated with respect to a descendant as long as there are two ascendants (or more) with the right to apply the minimum for descendants for him, even if one of them had a total tax base greater than 33,000 euros, in which case, the other ascendant would apply the deduction for half the amount.