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V0992-21 ·20 April 2021 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Inability to deduct VAT from pro forma invoices or legal costs

The inquirer asks whether they can deduct VAT and claim a pro forma invoice for legal costs as an expense for Personal Income Tax (IRPF) purposes. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) rules that a pro forma invoice is not a valid invoice and that the payment of legal costs constitutes compensation rather than a provision of services.

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This ruling clarifies that pro forma documents cannot be used for tax deductions and confirms that legal cost reimbursements are compensatory in nature, meaning they do not carry VAT.

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2021-04-20PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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