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V1994-21 ·24 June 2021 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

The recipient of VAT on water supplies is the concessionaire making the direct purchase

A City Council inquired whether the recipient of VAT for water supplies from a desalination plant is the Council or the service concessionaire. The Directorate-General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that the recipient is the concessionaire, as they are the party making the direct acquisition and hold the position of creditor in the payment obligation.

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This ruling clarifies that for VAT purposes, the entity directly purchasing the water under a concession agreement is the legal recipient, rather than the public administration granting the concession.

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2021-06-24PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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