An essential postgraduate certificate to identify the application of the different regimes corresponding to the type of activity of the athlete" 

High-level sportsmen and women have become one of the major sources of income for a country. However, since the employment relationship of the sports professional is considered to be of a special nature, there are numerous specificities that determine their taxation framework. In this regard, it is important in terms of tax consequences where they establish their residence, a particularly mediatic aspect in the case of top athletes. 

This is why this program provides professionals in the Sports Sciences with a valuable opportunity to update their knowledge on the specialties of taxation surrounding their figure. This will give them a high level of preparation that will allow them to diligently manage their sporting career or advise other athletes with the greatest guarantees. 

In this regard, the students of the program will analyze the different performances that team and individual athletes usually achieve and their tax treatment. They will also undertake an exploration of image rights and their taxation, prizes or scholarships for high-level athletes, among other issues of special relevance that will be addressed in specific topics.

But students will not only benefit from innovative educational technologies that will boost their academic development. At the same time, they will have access to a teaching staff of renowned experts in this field, always through a Virtual Campus with 
which avoids having to submit to strict schedules. 

Stand out in a booming area and update yourself in the taxation of image rights"

This postgraduate certificate in Tax Aspects of the Professional Athlete contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include: 

• Practical cases presented by experts in Tax Aspects of the Professional Athlete 
• The graphic, schematic and practical contents of the book provide Legal and practical information on those disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies 
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments 
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Were you looking for a title with which to delve into the tax advantages that an athlete can assert to reduce their tax burden? This is your chance!"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the field who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities. 

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive education programmed to learn in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby students must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this purpose, students will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

A very complete program that also analyzes the figure of the amateur athlete and the assumptions in which their collections generate taxation"

You will master all the tax consequences according to the determination of tax residence"

Upon completion of this degree in Tax Aspects of the Professional Athlete, students will be in a position to boost their careers thanks to the successful acquisition of skills. This will mean a great update of knowledge to master with solvency the complex fiscal framework of elite athletes, investigating in turn in the assumptions in which amateur athletes also generate taxation.

The objectives of the postgraduate certificate will allow you to qualify with guarantees the performance of the individual professional athlete"

General Objectives

• Update legal knowledge on the commercial aspects of Sports Law 
• Delve into the main commercial contracts related to sports 
• Consolidate knowledge on the employment relationship of professional athletes 
• Identify the characteristics of taxation from the double perspective of the legal entity and the natural person 
• Analyze the application of Criminal Law in the field of sports 
• Examine the concept of Sports Justice and its performance in the sports field 
• Update legal knowledge on the management of the assets of professional athletes 

Specific Objectives

• Establish the assumptions in which the payments received by the amateur athlete have to generate taxation
• Specify the divergences in Personal Income Tax with regard to team and individual sports
• Assess the tax compliance of athletes with regard to their tax obligations
• Identify the application of the different regimes corresponding to the type of activity
• Assess the appropriateness of identifying the different benefits to be received under one concept or another depending on the athlete's tax interests
• Distinguish the tax residence of the professional athlete and the appropriate ways to vary this residence in a legal way
• Determine the tax advantages that the athletes can make use of in order to reduce the tax burden to be paid on their sports income

You will be a professional versed in all aspects of scholarships available to high-level athletes"