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Spain: A closer step to mandatory B2B invoicing for local transactions, that is to be expected by the second semester of 2026 for big companies (otherwise second semester 2027)

A final draft of the ,so called, “Ley Crea y Crece Ordinance” (the Ordinance) has been published at the website of the Ministry of Economy, Commerce and Enterprise, for a public allegations period ending the 7th of April 2025.   Once the allegation period is over the Ordinance will have to...

Publication of the Ministerial Order that develops the Veri*factu Ordinace. Homologated invoicing software in Spain required, in principle, by 1st July 2025

The Ministerial Order HAC/1177/2024 that develops the technical aspects required for the invoicing software used by companies so they are compliant with Royal Decree 1007/2023, of 5 October (the, so called,  Veri*factu Ordinance) has been published in Today Official Gazette (accessible at the...

CONTRIBUTION OF THE SPANISH SII TO THE INTERNAL VAT MANAGEMENT FUNCTION

 I. A change of paradigm of the internal VAT management function   It is common that multinational companies which operate globally incur VAT reporting obligations in more than one country. When this happen, because of the different reporting parameters and technologies required by each...

The new environmental taxation derived from the framework of the “European Strategy for Plastic in a Circular Economy”. The special tax on non-reusable plastic packings 

Title VII (articles 67 to 83 ) of Law 7/2022, of April 8, on waste and contaminated soil for a circular economy (hereinafter, the Waste Law), published in the Official State Gazette of April 9, 2022, introduces tax measures to encourage the circular economy, including the creation of a special...

European Commission seeks to harmonise digital reporting requirements

  On 21 January 2022, the European Commission (EC) launched a public consultation on the new legislative package forming part of its plan “VAT in the Digital Age”, namely:  Single VAT registration   Digital Reporting Requirements (DRR) and e-invoicing   VAT treatment of the platform...

Spain. The Spanish Tax Agency updates it site to inform about the new VAT regime of e-commerce

The portal of the Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT) has published a new section where all the information about the new VAT regime for electronic commerce is gathered. As has been widely commented in the media, as of July 1, 2021, all member states must have transposed the new special one-stop-shop...