Category Spanish VAT

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...

Spain. The new VAT e-commerce regulations and the SII obligations for non-resident companies

The so called “Suministro Inmediato de Información” (“Immediate Information Supply”) or SII, consists of the obligation to file electronically through the website of the Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT), in almost a “real time” basis, the data for all the transactions that must be...

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...

“Collaborative economy”. Some comments on the occasion of the sentence where the Spanish Supreme Court pronounces on the case HomeAway Spain vs the Catalan regional administration.

The platform HomeAway (now Vrbo) provides intermediation services in the sector of tourism accommodation whereby it publicised apartments for rent by their owners, takes care of the reservation process including the collection of signals and offer a help-desk service obtaining a commission from...