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Practical manual for Income Tax 2020.

For study expenses

Regulations: Art. 7 Revised Text of the current legal provisions issued by the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands on transferred taxes , approved by Legislative Decree 1/2009, of April 21.

Amount of deduction

For each descendant or adopted child who meets the requirements specified below:

  • 1,500 euros , in general.

  • 1,600 euros , if the taxpayer's taxable base is less than 33,007.20 euros.

Those persons linked to the taxpayer by reason of guardianship or unpaid foster care, in accordance with the terms provided for in current legislation, are considered descendants or adopted children.

Requirements for applying the deduction

  • That the descendants or adopted children, including those under guardianship or foster care under the terms provided for in current legislation, are single, are financially dependent on the taxpayer and have not reached 25 years of age on the date the tax is due (normally, December 31).
  • That the descendants or adopted, ward or foster children are pursuing higher education studies as provided for in article 3.5 of Organic Law 2/2006, of May 3, on education, which cover a full academic year or a minimum of 30 credits outside the Island of residence of the taxpayer.
  • That on the Island of residence of the taxpayer there is no public educational offer , other than virtual or distance, for carrying out the studies that determine the transfer to another place to be taken.

  • That the sum of the general tax base and the savings tax base, boxes [0435] and [0460] of the declaration corresponding to the year in which the right to the deduction originates, is not greater than :

    • - 39,000 euros in individual taxation.
    • - 52,000 euros in joint taxation .

  • That the descendant; or adopted that gives rise to the right to the deduction has not obtained income in the year for an amount greater than 8,000 euros or, whatever its amount, income exclusively from blood relatives or from entities in which the relatives have a stake of at least 5% of the capital, computed individually, or at least 20% computed jointly by the relatives .

    For these purposes, the expression "income" should be understood as the sum of the general tax base and the savings tax base.

Conditions for the application of the deduction

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

  • The determination of the personal and family circumstances that must be taken into account for the application of the deduction will be carried out taking into account the situation existing on the date of accrual of the tax (normally, December 31).
  • 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 .
  • When several taxpayers have different degrees of kinship with the person who is pursuing the studies that give rise to the right to the deduction, only those with the closest degree may apply for the deduction.

Deduction limit

The amount of this deduction may not exceed 40% of the autonomous community's full quota, boxes [0546] of the declaration.