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V2351-22 ·14 November 2022 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Incineration or burial services paid on behalf of a client may be treated as disbursements

A funeral services company has enquired whether payments for cremation or burial services carried out by a municipal company can be considered disbursements. The DGT has ruled that, provided legal requirements are met, these amounts do not form part of the taxable base.

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This ruling clarifies the tax treatment of funeral service costs, confirming that when services are paid on behalf of a client under specific conditions, they are treated as disbursements rather than taxable income for the service provider.

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2022-11-14PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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