Recovery of Spanish VAT paid by non-Spanish businesses
What are the time limits for application ?
How long will it take for the refund to be issued ?
Introduction
If you run a non-Spanish business and have incurred Spanish VAT (known as IVA in Spain), this is not deductible as part of your regular VAT returns. It is necessary to apply directly to the Spanish Tax Office (Agencia Tributaria).
Online recovery of VATAs of 1st January 2007, the application for refund of VAT can be made online. We can now monitor the progress of your application by logging into the Spanish Tax Office's Virtual Office, which is a significant improvement on the old system of VAT recovery.
The documents required from you are as follows:
Please note that you should still keep the original purchase invoices received, in case the Tax Office ask us to supply copies of these.
What are the time limits for application ?
The refund application must be made within six months after the end of the year in which the expenses were incurred. The Spanish tax year coincides with the calendar year.
How long will it take for the refund to be issued ?
The refund process in Spain is not particularly speedy ! Generally speaking, the Tax Office tries to issue all refunds before the end of the calendar year in which the application is made.
Our charges
Our charge to process the VAT refund application is 300 Euros. The eventual refund will be paid directly by the Tax Office into your bank account. You should therefore advise us of your bank account number including international banking (IBAN) code.
We will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we can be contacted as follows:
Spain Accountants,Avenida Diagonal 468,6, Barcelona 08006
Web : www.spainaccountants.com E-mail: info@spainaccountants.com
Tel: 00-34-932-920-313 Fax: 00-34-933-969-075
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