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V0413-21 26 February 2021 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · estimación directa

Quarterly VAT payments cannot be deducted as professional activity expenses

A professional taxpayer under the direct estimation regime asks whether quarterly VAT payments are deductible as business expenses. The DGT rules that they are not, due to the tax's neutral nature.

The question raised

Question posed: Whether quarterly VAT payments may be deducted as a business expense.

The DGT's ruling

Quarterly VAT settlements do not affect the calculation of business income due to their neutral nature. The amount to be settled is the difference between output VAT and input VAT, and therefore does not constitute a deductible expense for determining net income.

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