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V2479-20 21 July 2020 · SG de Impuestos sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas Criterion in force
IRPF · retención

A foreign company without a permanent establishment in Spain is not obliged to withhold IRPF on professional services

A lawyer inquired whether a Polish company must withhold IRPF when paying professional services in Spain. The DGT responds that a non-resident company is only obliged to withhold if it operates through a permanent establishment or if the services constitute a deductible expense for IRNR income under article 24.2 of the consolidated text of that law.

The question raised

Question posed: Whether the foreign company must apply withholding tax on account of IRPF on the amount of its invoice for the services rendered.

The DGT's ruling

For a non-resident legal entity to be obliged to withhold Personal Income Tax (IRPF), it must operate within Spanish territory through a permanent establishment. An obligation also exists if it operates without a permanent establishment and the yields satisfy income that constitutes a deductible expense for the purpose of obtaining income pursuant to the consolidated text of the Non-Resident Income Tax Law.

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