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Economic Activities Manual. Fiscal duties of employers and resident professionals in Spanish territory

5.4.3 Settlement

The VAT will be settled on account by presenting settlements for the first three quarters of the calendar year. The final result will be obtained in the final settlement corresponding to the fourth quarter. 

Those who carry out the activity of transporting passengers or goods by road, pay taxes under the simplified regime of VAT , have borne tax-deductible amounts for the acquisition of means of transport related to said activity, With certain requirements, they may request the return of said fees if they have not entered and are not going to enter, the aforementioned deductible fees in the quarterly self-assessments corresponding to the simplified regime. The refund request is made by submitting form 308 , online, within the first 20 calendar days of the month following the month in which the corresponding means of transport was purchased. 

Quarterly settlement. Deposit into account

PHASE 1:

  • (%) FEE ACCRUED FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS + 0.21 x commission amount (modules x unit)

PHASE 2:

  • (+) VAT INTRA-COMMUNITY ACQUISITIONS

  • (+) VAT INVESTMENT OPERATIONS TAXABLE PERSON

  • (+) VAT DELIVERIES FIXED ASSETS

  • (-) VAT ACQUISITION OF FIXED ASSETS

PHASE 3:

  • RESULT

With the quarterly self-assessments, model 303, a payment will be made on account of the final result.

The amount to be entered is determined:

  • Amount for current operations. The percentage corresponding to the activity is applied to the annual amount of the fees accrued for current operations, according to the modules and indexes referred to January 1 of each year or the start date if it is later.

  • Amount of the rest of the operations. The above result is increased by the amount of the accrued quotas for intra-community acquisitions, reversal of the taxable person and deliveries of fixed assets and reduced by the quotas borne or satisfied in domestic purchases, intra-community acquisitions and imports of fixed assets.

However, the amount resulting from current operations, that is, a fixed amount known at the beginning of the year, may be deposited into the account and the amount of the remaining operations may be settled until the fourth quarter declaration. These payments, in a fixed amount, may be made by direct debit. 

The amount to be paid or the amount to be returned will be determined in the self-assessment, form 303 by the difference between the final result and the payments on account made in the quarterly self-assessments. 

Final settlement (annual)

PHASE 1:

  • QUOTA DERIVED FROM THE SIMPLIFIED REGIME (the highest of):

    1. FEE ACCRUED FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS modules x unit

      (-) QUOTA SUPPORTED OR SATISFIED BY CURRENT OPERATIONS

      (-) COMPENSATIONS PAID TO TAXABLE PERSONS UNDER REAG and P

      (-) 1% OF THE FEE CHARGED FOR EXPENSES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO JUSTIFY.

    2. MINIMUM RATE (% of accrued rate for current operations)

  • (+) VAT RETURNED FOR FEES SUPPORTED OUTSIDE THE TERRITORY

PHASE 2:

  • (+) VAT INTRA-COMMUNITY ACQUISITIONS

  • (+) VAT INVESTMENT OPERATIONS TAXABLE PERSON

  • (+) VAT DELIVERIES FIXED ASSETS

PHASE 3:

  • (-) VAT ACQUISITION OF FIXED ASSETS

PHASE 4:

  • (+/-) REGULARIZATION OF INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

PHASE 5:

  • (-) INCOME ON ACCOUNT (quarterly self-assessments)

PHASE 6:

  • RESULT

The final result of the simplified regime is determined:

  • Amount due for current operations. Applying the modules established in the Order that develops this regime.

  • Quota supported by current operations. The amounts paid for domestic purchases of goods and services, intra-Community acquisitions or imports of goods, other than fixed assets, intended for the development of the activity, may be deducted under the conditions established for the simplified regime.

    The compensation paid to farmers for purchases made in accordance with the VAT agriculture, livestock and fishing regime will be deductible.

    Likewise, 1% of the VAT accrued in current operations will be deductible, for fees borne by expenses that are difficult to justify.

  • Fee derived from the simplified regime. It will be the largest of:

    • The difference between the VAT accrued and the VAT borne by current operations.

    • The minimum rate established for each activity for current operations, increased by the amount of the rates incurred outside the territory of application of the tax and which have been returned to you in the fiscal year.

    The fee derived from the simplified regime will be increased by the fees accrued for:

    • Intra-community acquisitions of all types of goods (current and fixed assets).

    • Operations in which you are a taxable person for investment.

    • Deliveries of tangible or intangible fixed assets.

  • From the above result, the quotas borne or satisfied by domestic purchases, intra-community acquisitions and imports of fixed assets may be deducted.