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V0916-16 ·10 March 2016 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Chauffeur-driven vehicle hire subject to 10% VAT on journeys made in Spain

A chauffeur-driven vehicle hire company requested clarification on whether VAT should be applied when clients are companies based in the European Union. The DGT ruled that this activity constitutes passenger transport and must be taxed in Spain for the portion of the journey carried out within national territory.

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How it affects those involved

Companies providing chauffeur services must ensure that the portion of any journey occurring within Spain is correctly taxed at the reduced VAT rate of 10%, even when the client is a business entity from another EU member state.

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2016-03-10PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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