How the DGT's position has evolved
Current position
Services provided by artists or technicians who are natural persons to organizers of musical works are taxed at the reduced rate of 10%. To apply this rate, the recipient must be an organizer who assumes the management and organization of the performance, rather than a mere mediator. If the service is provided to an intermediary who only performs mediation, or if it does not concern a musical work, the general rate of 21% applies.
The DGT's position remains constant regarding the treatment of services provided by artists and technicians to organizers of musical works. The most recent rulings (V0658-20 and V5130-26) reiterate the application of the 10% rate as long as the recipient assumes management and is not a simple mediator. No changes in criterion are observed, but rather a consolidation of the concept of the organizer.
Analysis based on 53 of 53 rulings with a stated position. Updated 23 September 2026.