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Intermediary: DGT doctrinal evolution

How the DGT's position on this topic has evolved, and the rulings it rests on.

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How the DGT's position has evolved

Settled doctrine High confidence 40 rulings · 2014–2026

Current position

An intermediary is someone who receives remuneration for achieving a contract between a transferor and a transferee. In the context of housing, if a sublease right exists, the holder acts as a transferor and not as an intermediary. In collaborative platforms, the reporting obligation falls on the platform and not on the user. For an operation to be considered a donation, the intermediary must act without the intent to receive money, lacking both animus donandi and animus accipiendi.

The DGT's position remains constant in defining the intermediary by their remuneration and their role in contractual mediation. A coherent application of this concept is observed in various areas such as IVA (Value Added Tax), Form 179, and Inheritance and Gift Tax. No doctrinal changes are observed, but rather the application of the same legal criterion to different matters.

Turning points

  1. V2634-21

    Specifies that the concept of an intermediary must be understood in a legal sense, strictly linking it to the receipt of remuneration for the execution of the contract.

Analysis based on 40 of 40 rulings with a stated position. Updated 23 September 2026.

Rulings on this topic

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V1437-24 14 Jun 2024

Management fees and financial expenses are subject to CIT and VAT, unlike grant funds

SG de Impuestos sobre las Personas Jurídicas
entidad parcialmente exentaactividad económicasubvención vinculada al preciointermediariocompensación de gastos LIS — Ley 27/2014 del Impuesto sobre Sociedades art. 5.1LIS — Ley 27/2014 del Impuesto sobre Sociedades art. 9.2
Affects CompanyExpat · Non-residentIndividual
V0580-20 13 Mar 2020

Intermediaries for tourist holiday rentals must submit Form 179

SG de Tributos
cesión de uso de viviendas con fines turísticosintermediariomodelo 179declaración informativamediación inmobiliaria RGAT — RD 1065/2007, Reglamento General de Actuaciones Tributarias art. 54 ter.1RGAT — RD 1065/2007, Reglamento General de Actuaciones Tributarias art. 54 ter.2
Affects CompanyExpat · Non-residentIndividual

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