Basics

Basics

What Input and Output VAT Are, Explained Without the Jargon

April 22, 2026

If you’ve just registered as an autónomo (self-employed worker), or you’ve only been one for a short while, there are two terms that come up constantly and that are worth understanding well from the start: IVA soportado (input VAT) and IVA repercutido (output VAT).

They’re not difficult concepts. They’re difficult to understand when they’re explained in technical language before they have any context. With a concrete example, they fall into place on their own.

self-employed VAT taxation basics