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V1472-23 31 May 2023 · SG de Impuestos sobre el Consumo Criterion in force
IVA · grupo de entidades

Services between a group company and its branch in another Member State are deemed to be between independent entities

A query was raised regarding whether services provided by a branch in another Member State to its head office (where the head office is part of a group of entities) are considered to be carried out between independent third parties. The DGT ruled that, as they are part of a group of entities, the company and its branch must be considered distinct taxpayers; therefore, the transaction is carried out between independent entities.

The question raised

Cuestión planteada Aclaración de la contestación vinculante de 20 de julio de 2022, número V1726-22, en relación con los servicios prestados por la casa central a su sucursal.

The DGT's ruling

Cuando una sociedad forma parte de un grupo de entidades a efectos del IVA, debe considerarse como un sujeto pasivo distinto de su sucursal establecida en otro Estado miembro. En consecuencia, las prestaciones de servicios entre la entidad integrante del grupo y su sucursal se realizan entre entidades independientes. Dichos servicios estarán sujetos y exentos siempre que se cumplan los requisitos del artículo 20.Uno.18º.m) de la Ley 37/1992.

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