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V2149-19 ·13 August 2019 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Tobacco sales via vending machines constitute a separate VAT sector

A taxpayer has requested clarification on how to deduct VAT for goods and services used in both the hospitality sector and tobacco vending machine sales. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) has ruled that tobacco sales via vending machines are subject to the equivalence surcharge and constitute a separate VAT sector.

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How it affects those involved

This ruling clarifies the VAT treatment for businesses operating across multiple sectors, specifically highlighting that tobacco vending is treated as a distinct activity from hospitality, affecting how VAT deductions are calculated.

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2019-08-13PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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