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V3362-19 10 December 2019 · SG de Impuestos sobre el Consumo Criterion in force
IVA · inversión del sujeto pasivo

Requirements for the application of the reverse charge mechanism by the taxable person in works executions

A company has requested clarification on whether the construction of a warehouse via a civil engineering contract including the supply of materials is subject to the reverse charge mechanism. The DGT has ruled that this mechanism applies provided that the recipient is a taxable person, the operation constitutes a works contract, and it is carried out within the framework of construction or land development.

The question raised

Question posed: Application of the reverse charge mechanism provided for in Article 84.One.2.f) of Law 37/1992, of December 28, on Value Added Tax.

The DGT's ruling

The reverse charge mechanism applies when the recipient is a business or professional, the operation is a work execution (with or without materials), and the contract's purpose is the development of land or the construction/renovation of buildings. This criterion extends to subcontractors if the main contract has such a purpose. It does not apply if the main contract's purpose is not the development or construction of buildings.

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What is published here, applied to a company or a specific case. The first meeting is free.

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