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V0417-17 ·16 February 2017 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Sale of licences and stock without an organisational structure is subject to VAT and IRPF

A taxpayer inquired about the taxation of the sale of their tobacco business (licence, stock, and clientele). The DGT ruled that the sale of stock is taxed under the general base of IRPF, the fixed assets generate capital gains or losses, and the transaction is subject to VAT as it does not constitute an autonomous economic unit.

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This ruling clarifies that selling individual business assets without a formal organisational structure prevents the transaction from being treated as a single business transfer, affecting how VAT and income tax are applied.

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2017-02-16PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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