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V0838-15 ·13 March 2015 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Translation services to a Canary Islands business are exempt from VAT if not used for mainland operations

A Madrid-based company inquired whether it must charge VAT for translation services provided to a company in Lanzarote. The DGT ruled that while the general rule places the supply outside the scope of the tax, the 'effective use' clause could apply if the service is linked to the recipient's operations within mainland Spain.

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2015-03-13PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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