I. Foreword   A pre-requisite for a non-resident company or entrepreneur (hereinafter, for simplicity’s sake, “company” or “companies”) to be subject to any formal obligation in Spain is that, because of is operative within the Spanish territory, it becomes the appointed taxable person and, so, liable for the liquidation of the corresponding Spanish VAT or, in case of the Canary Islands, IGIC.   This would normally be the case when, according to the applicable location rule, the transaction t...

The Ministerial Order HAC/1177/2024 that develops the technical aspects required for the invoicing software used by companies so they are compliant with Royal Decree 1007/2023, of 5 October (the, so called,  Veri*factu Ordinance) has been published in Today Official Gazette (accessible at the link: Disposición 22138 del BOE núm. 260 de 2024 ). With the publication of the Order, the 9 months dead-line for software developers and marketers so to adapt their invoicing applications to the new techni...

 I. A change of paradigm of the internal VAT management function   It is common that multinational companies which operate globally incur VAT reporting obligations in more than one country. When this happen, because of the different reporting parameters and technologies required by each jurisdiction, being able to remain compliant is a complex task and requires a flexibility which may not always exist, especially where the ERP, IT, financial and VAT reporting functions are centralized at group l...

I. Transactional data as the new paradigm in worldwide tax compliance   Fighting against tax evasion and tax erosion has traditionally been a main concern for tax authorities no matter the country. The novelty is that, now, there is a consensus that the evolution of technology provides powerful tools to achieve these objectives.    This is giving rise to a new status quo where the tax administrations make intensive use of technology for the managing of taxes and, through local normative which in...

We are proud to announce our attendance to the 22th Annual VAT Summit that is organized by VAT forum, a Belgian organization which unites VAT specialists all over Europe who, like IVA Consulta, are firmly engaged in the study, consultancy and teaching of VAT.     The Summit is taking place the next 29 to 31 of May in Malta, with the assistance of European and local VAT authorities and experts, being also open to responsible of financial, IT and VAT departments of European multinationals, likely ...

As the final stage before its approval, the Spanish Government has notified the European Commission the final draft of the Ordinance that regulates B2B e-invoicing obligation in Spain (Draft Royal Decree implementing Law 18/2022 of 28 September 2022 on the creation and growth of companies with regard to electronic invoicing between companies and professionals). This regulation develops the extension to B2B transactions of the obligation to e-invoice introduced by  Law 18/2022 of 28 September reg...