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Electronic invoicing and real-time reporting in Spain: anticipating Europe’s VAT future under ViDA
The Spanish introduction of the invoicing scheme called VERIFACTU implies a regulatory framework that defines the requirements for invoicing software systems. Its primary goal is to fight fraud by preventing the use of dual-use software and by ensuring that all interactions with invoicing systems are traceable and verifiable. Technically, these systems will have the ability—though…
Read MoreDigital platforms and VAT: AG reaffirms the role of Iitermediaries
On 10 April 2025, ECJ´s Advocate General (AG) issued his opinion in Case C-101/24, Finanzamt Hamburg-Altona v. XYRALITY GmbH. The case addresses the VAT treatment of services supplied electronically via a digital marketplace, focusing on the application of Article 28 of the VAT Directive and the determination of the place of supply under Articles 44…
Read MoreSpain and the right to deduct the input VAT on supplies of expenses; Some good news for home office users
The Spanish rules governing the right to deduct the VAT state that taxable persons may not deduct their input VAT on goods and services when they are not directly and exclusively used for their business or professional activity.
Read MoreSpain: Some clarifications on the VAT refund scheme for non-EU travellers
The VAT refund scheme for non-EU travellers is regulated in Article 147 of the VAT Directive. The reality is that these transaction are actually considered as exports, but since at the time of the transaction, the supplier of the goods (normally the shop where the goods are purchased) is not certain that the goods will…
Read More2024: Nuevas obligaciones en el IVA para los proveedores de servicios de pago
El 1 de julio de 2021 entró en vigor la normativa del IVA relativa a la tributación de las operaciones de comercio electrónico (transposición a la normativa española de la Directiva 2017/2455). Dicha normativa introdujo una provisión ficticia en virtud de la cual, cuando determinadas entregas de bienes online son facilitadas por una plataforma digital,…
Read MoreRecuperación del IVA en créditos incobrables. Otro paso en la buena dirección
Salvo la excepción que supone el régimen especial del criterio de caja, las cuotas del IVA devengadas como consecuencia de entregas de bienes o de prestaciones de servicios deben ser ingresadas a la Agencia Tributaria, independientemente de que las mismas hayan sido pagadas por el destinatario de dichos bienes o servicios.
Read MoreIVA y Economía colaborativa. [Vídeo]
Los modelos de negocio desarrollados en el ámbito de la economía colaborativa se caracterizan por el uso de plataformas digitales que ponen en contacto a personas o empresas que ofrecen determinados servicios con personas que tienen la intención de adquirirlos. La forma en la que deben tributar este tipo de actividades en el ámbito del…
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