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V0844-23 ·12 April 2023 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Organising events for non-resident clients outside Spain may be exempt from VAT

A theatrical production company enquired whether the comprehensive organisation of a congress in Germany for a US client is subject to VAT. The DGT ruled that event organisation constitutes a single supply and, as the client is a non-resident taxable person, the transaction is not subject to VAT.

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This ruling clarifies the VAT treatment for cross-border event management services, confirming that when the service is provided to a non-resident business and takes place abroad, it falls outside the scope of Spanish VAT.

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2023-04-12PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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