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V0861-23 12 April 2023 · SG de Impuestos sobre el Consumo Criterion in force
IVA · patrimonio privado

The sale of a plot of land is not subject to VAT if it is carried out from private assets and not in the course of economic activity

A medical services company inquired whether the sale of a plot of land that was not used for its business activity was subject to VAT. The DGT responds that if the sale is carried out within the scope of private asset management and not as part of the economic activity, the transaction is not subject to the tax.

The question raised

Question raised: Taxation of the sale of the plot within the scope of Value Added Tax.

The DGT's ruling

To determine the VAT liability of the sale of an asset from an entrepreneur's personal assets, the intention to allocate the asset to private or professional purposes and the circumstances of the sale must be analyzed. If the transfer is carried out within the scope of the management and administration of private assets, and not in the course of economic activity, the supply is not subject to the tax. Mere allocation to private assets is not sufficient; it is necessary that the seller does not act as a taxable person in the transaction.

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