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V1386-19 ·12 June 2019 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Payments received for withdrawing a legal appeal are subject to VAT

A local council has enquired whether payments received from a community of woods, following an agreement to withdraw an appeal, are subject to VAT. The Directorate-General for Taxes (DGT) has ruled that they are, as the payment constitutes consideration for the service of adopting a specific course of action (withdrawing the appeal).

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How it affects those involved

This ruling clarifies that settlements reached to terminate legal proceedings can be classified as taxable services if they involve a specific obligation or conduct.

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2019-06-12PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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