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V0022-19 ·3 January 2019 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Legal aid services exempt from VAT since 1 January 2017

A query was raised regarding whether legal services provided via the duty scheme are subject to VAT and how they should be invoiced. The DGT ruled that, following the reform of Law 1/1996, these services are not subject to the tax as the amounts received are considered compensatory in nature.

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This ruling clarifies the tax status for lawyers providing legal aid, confirming that such payments do not constitute taxable consideration for 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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