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V1412-17 ·5 June 2017 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Discounts on purchases are only effective once the supplier issues and sends the credit note

A company requested clarification on when discounts received from suppliers and other income from product promotions are accrued. The DGT ruled that discounts require the receipt of a credit note to be effective, and that promotion income constitutes the provision of services, which is subject to its own accrual rules.

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This ruling clarifies the timing for VAT and tax accounting regarding discounts and promotional income, emphasizing the necessity of formal credit notes for discounts to be legally recognised.

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2017-06-05PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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