Have you received this letter?

Last updated on March 19th, 2020 at 10:32 am.

Who might receive a letter?

Since the end of 2011, the Spanish Tax Authority has sent out thousands of letters to resident and non-resident property owners. They have targeted those people who have not made a tax declaration during  2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

The letter does not refer to the payment of IBI or council tax. The required declaration is for the imputed income tax of non-residents who don’t rent out their property and income tax for residents.

You can recognise the letter by its ‘Agencia Tributaria’ logo and bar code. It includes the property owner’s NIE number and begins with ‘De los datos que obran…’.

• Click here to check if this is a letter you have received
• Click here to see a translated version of the letter

What it means

The letter explains that although you are registered as owning a property in Spain there is no record of you having made a resident or non-resident tax declaration. It informs you that you should put your tax affairs in order as soon as possible before a further investigation takes place.

If you do receive one of these letters you should act immediately and contact a fiscal representative who can help. These letters are sent to the property owners’ address in Spain. If you are a non-resident you should make arrangements for someone to check post in your absence.

How we can help

If you have received a letter or are worried that you might do so, you can receive free, confidential advice from a native speaker of your own language by contacting us at Ábaco Advisers.