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V0547-18 ·26 February 2018 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Sale of a lottery licence without other business elements is subject to VAT

An individual has enquired whether the acquisition of a State lottery and betting licence is subject to VAT. The DGT has ruled that if the transfer is limited to the mere assignment of the commercial contract, without a set of elements constituting an autonomous economic unit, the transaction is subject to the tax.

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How it affects those involved

This ruling clarifies that the transfer of a single licence, in isolation from a broader business structure, constitutes a taxable supply of services rather than an exempt transfer of a business undertaking.

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2018-02-26PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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