Taxes

Tax residency in Spain

How Spain determines whether you're a tax resident, and why it's the single most important factor in what you owe.

How to become a tax resident in Spain

The practical registration steps once you meet Spain's tax residency criteria.

Double taxation agreements explained

How Spain's tax treaties with other countries prevent you from being taxed twice on the same income.

Income Tax (IRPF) in Spain explained

How Spain's personal income tax works, including the progressive tax brackets and how they're applied.

Filing your annual tax return (Renta)

How Spain's annual income tax return campaign works, from the draft return to submission.

Wealth Tax in Spain

How the Impuesto sobre el Patrimonio works, including the large regional differences and the separate Solidarity Tax on large fortunes.

Capital Gains Tax in Spain

How gains from selling property, shares or other assets are taxed, and the main exemptions available.

Inheritance and Gift Tax in Spain

How Spain's Impuesto sobre Sucesiones y Donaciones works, and why the amount owed depends heavily on your region.

Property taxes in Spain: an overview

A map of the different taxes that apply across owning property in Spain, from purchase to ongoing ownership to sale.

IBI explained: Spain's annual property tax

How the IBI (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles) is calculated, who pays it, and when.

Taxes when buying a property in Spain

The specific tax that applies when you buy a property, and how it differs between new-build and resale.

Taxes when selling a property in Spain

The taxes that apply when you sell Spanish property, including the special rules for non-resident sellers.

Taxes for freelancers in Spain

An overview of the main taxes an autónomo needs to file — quarterly income tax, VAT, and the annual return.

VAT (IVA) for freelancers in Spain

How Spanish VAT works for self-employed freelancers, including rates and common exemptions.

Quarterly tax returns for freelancers

The step-by-step process for filing your quarterly Modelo 130 and Modelo 303 returns.

Tax obligations for Autónomos beyond filing

The compliance requirements freelancers in Spain need to meet beyond the quarterly and annual returns themselves.

The Beckham Law: Spain's special expat tax regime

How Spain's special tax regime for new arrivals works, and who can benefit from it.

Modelo 720: declaring overseas assets

How Spain's informational return for foreign assets works, who needs to file it, and the current penalty regime.

Declaring foreign income in Spain

Why Spanish tax residents must declare worldwide income, and how double taxation relief applies.

Overseas assets: what Spanish tax residents need to know

How owning assets abroad affects your Wealth Tax and Modelo 720 obligations as a Spanish tax resident.

Spain's tax calendar and deadlines

A consolidated view of the recurring tax deadlines residents and freelancers in Spain need to track.

Digital tax services in Spain

The online tools the Agencia Tributaria offers, and what you need to access them.

How to contact the Spanish Tax Agency

The main channels for reaching the Agencia Tributaria, and which one fits different types of query.