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V0018-19 ·3 January 2019 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Compensation for termination of rural land lease agreements is not subject to VAT

A company requested clarification on whether compensation agreed upon for the termination of a rural land lease agreement (covering damages and loss of profits) was subject to VAT. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that such an amount does not constitute consideration for a taxable transaction.

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This ruling clarifies that indemnity payments for breach of contract or early termination in rural leases are outside the scope of VAT, as they do not represent payment for goods or services.

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2019-01-03PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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