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Spain, renowned for its vibrant culture, Mediterranean climate, and picturesque landscapes, also offers enticing tax policies, especially for expatriates and new residents, makes it a highly attractive destination.
In this guide, we’ll walk you through everything you need to know about relocating to Spain from a personal tax perspective, including tax residency, income tax, special tax regimes and tax return obligations.
GTC recommend that you organize your affairs in good time to get ahead and make the most of favorable tax treatment while making sure you’re meeting your tax return obligations.
if you spend more than 183 days in Spain during a calendar year.
if your business activities are conducted in Spain or family reside in Spain.
if you are a citizen of Hungary unless you have no permanent home in Hungary during the tax year.
if you are a Spain national who relocated to a tax haven less than five years ago.
if your ties are located in Mexico and 50% of your income arising in Mexico during the tax year.
if you are an EEA citizen and you are present in Hungary on more than 182 days during the tax year.
if you spend more than 183 days in Spain during a calendar year.
if you are registered with the Italian resident population.
if you are a citizen of Hungary unless you have no permanent home in Hungary during the tax year.
if your business activities are conducted in Spain or family reside in Spain.
if you are a Spain national who relocated to a tax haven less than five years ago.
if you are an EEA citizen and you are present in Hungary on more than 182 days during the tax year.
Providing that you are considered an 'expatriate', you may be eligible to use Spain's special tax regime 'Beckhams Law' which enables vou to be taxed as a non-resident, even though you are living & working in spain. To be eligible for this scheme vou must demonstrate ten years of non- residence and vou must apply to use the scheme within six months of moving to Spain.
* Spain can be a very tax efficient place to live in and as such, Global Tax Consulting recommends seeking personalized tax planning advice to take advantage of the special tax regime.
If you receive incomes overseas while you are living in Spain, you may find the source country, as a starting point, continues to tax the income which may cause double taxation unless you are using special tax regime.
Double taxation agreements can be used to mitigate double taxation and receive tax free income. As such, the more double taxation agreements a country has, the better, as agreements will ensure you’re not taxed twice and even better, ensure your income is tax free.
At present, Spain has 88 double taxation agreements signed.
