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V0739-18 19 March 2018 · SG de Impuestos sobre el Consumo Criterion in force
IVA · unidad económica autónoma

The sale of furniture and stock is subject to VAT as it does not constitute an autonomous economic unit

A natural person inquires whether the sale of furniture and stock from a business intended to start a food activity is subject to VAT. The DGT responds that, as it constitutes a mere transfer of assets and not the transfer of an autonomous economic unit, the transaction is subject to the tax.

The question raised

Question posed: Liability and, where applicable, exemption from Value Added Tax regarding the sale of the aforementioned furniture and stock.

The DGT's ruling

The transfer of assets that do not constitute an autonomous economic unit capable of carrying out an activity on its own is not exempt. In this case, the delivery of furniture and stock is considered a mere transfer of assets. Therefore, the transaction is subject to VAT, regardless of whether the transferor is under the equivalence surcharge regime.

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