Spain Declares Bitcoin VAT Exempt

By April 21, 2015Bitcoin Business

The General Directorate of Taxes (DGT) , has considered that Bitcoin and other digital currencies will be classified as financial services. Consequently, transactions with Bitcoin are considered exempt from VAT under the Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of Value added Tax approved by the Spanish government.

The Spanish DGT concludes that Bitcoin is closely linked to payment instruments, which allows the transfer of money and, as such, this kind […]

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