Etsy taxation for sellers in Spain: Irish fees and VAT

If you sell on Etsy from Spain, you should know that Etsy invoices its fees from Etsy Ireland UC (Ireland). This has important tax implications.

The Irish VAT problem

If you do not have an intra-EU VAT number validated in the VIES system, Etsy will charge you Irish VAT (23%) on its fees. That VAT is not deductible in your Spanish return.

The solution: ROI registration

Apply for registration in the Register of Intra-EU Operators (Form 036). Once validated, Etsy will invoice without VAT and you will book the transaction as an intra-EU acquisition of services with self-assessed VAT.

At DPL Asesores we process the ROI registration in 48 hours.

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