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V3040-15 ·9 October 2015 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Municipalities may deduct VAT from invoices issued by a community of municipalities under specific conditions

A community of municipalities has enquired whether it can issue original duplicate water supply invoices to allow each municipality to deduct its proportional share. The DGT clarifies that if the community is not considered a taxable person, municipalities may claim deductions using duplicates or by applying European case law.

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How it affects those involved

This ruling provides legal certainty for municipal groupings regarding VAT recovery, allowing individual municipalities to claim input tax even when the central community does not hold taxable status.

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2015-10-09PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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