Should I add VAT on my invoice when the company is a national company in my country but is in ROI
Thread poster: Lorena González García
Lorena González García
Lorena González García
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Dec 4, 2024

Hello everyone,

I am new to this world of freelance translation. I have been hired by a company with fiscal headquarters in Spain (my country of residence) but it is registered in the ROI, so I don't know if I should apply VAT on my invoices.

I am thinking of registering in the ROI, so both being in the ROI I should not apply it, right? Although it is a national company.

Thank you very much for your answers, it helps me a lot!


 
Samuel Murray
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@Lorena Dec 6, 2024

Lorena González García wrote:
I have been hired by a company with fiscal headquarters in Spain (my country of residence)...

Spain has special rules that are different from other EU countries, so I recommend you consult a bookkeeper.

...but it is registered in the ROI, so I don't know if I should apply VAT on my invoices.

Find out what address they want you to put on your invoice.

A general rule is that the country that you put on your invoice is the country that determines the tax regime. If I were you, if the address is in Spain, then I'll apply Spanish VAT. If, however, the address is in Ireland, then I would write "VAT shifted" and submit an intra-Community return when tax season comes.

But how that works, would depend on Spanish tax law.

I am thinking of registering in the ROI, so both being in the ROI I should not apply it, right?

For tax avoidance (i.e. running as a company in another country where you are not a permanent resident), you really need to consult an accountant that specializes in international tax law.


 
Enrique Bjarne Strand Ferrer
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VAT on all domestic sales Dec 10, 2024

Lorena González García wrote:

Hello everyone,

I am new to this world of freelance translation. I have been hired by a company with fiscal headquarters in Spain (my country of residence) but it is registered in the ROI, so I don't know if I should apply VAT on my invoices.

I am thinking of registering in the ROI, so both being in the ROI I should not apply it, right? Although it is a national company.

Thank you very much for your answers, it helps me a lot!


As a business in Spain, you will have to charge and pay VAT for all sales to any client in Spain, regardless of their registration in ROI. For the rest of the EU, you can drop VAT if the client is registered in ROI/VIES. Otherwise you have to charge VAT. For the rest of the world, no VAT.

It is true that there are exceptions to these rules, but none of the would apply for a standard translation business.



[Edited at 2024-12-10 12:40 GMT]


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