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V2281-22 ·28 October 2022 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Import of a pleasure craft by a UK resident obtaining Spanish residency may trigger IEDMT tax

A UK resident owning a pleasure craft intends to move it to Spain for temporary use after obtaining residency authorisation. The DGT has ruled that, upon obtaining residency, the owner becomes an established person within the EU, which precludes the temporary importation regime and triggers the tax liability.

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How it affects those involved

This ruling clarifies that obtaining residency in Spain changes the tax status of a vessel owner, potentially converting a temporary import into a taxable event under the IEDMT.

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2022-10-28PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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