Last updated on March 30th, 2023 at 08:30 pm.
In this article we will go through some relevant information regarding your tax return in Spain. However, we would like to remind you that taxes in Spain can be complicated and you could be subject to fines or penalties if you miss a deadline or don’t do your taxes properly. Advisably, you should seek fiscal advice from an expert to avoid possible complications.
How to file your tax return in Spain?
To file your resident tax return in Spain for the first time, you need to register with the Agencia Tributaria, or the Spanish Tax Authority.
To do this, you’ll need:
- Your Foreigner’s Identity Number (NIE)
- The form Modelo 30, which registers your obligations as a resident taxpayer. You’ll also need to fill out this form if your details have changed.
Tax return in Spain if it’s your first year as a Spanish tax resident
Spanish income tax declarations are made using the form Modelo 100. At the time of writing, the deadline for submission is 30th June for the preceding tax year. You can find advice about how to complete the form on the Spanish Tax Authority website. Alternatively – and advisably – you should seek advice from an expert about how to complete your tax return in Spain.
Tax return in Spain
You won’t have to file a Spanish tax return if the following applies to you:
- If you have pensions worth less than €14,000.
- You have less than €1,000 worth of interest, investment income, Rental income, property owners’ imputed income, capital gain or as self employed.
- If you earn less than €22,000 as an employee in Spain, as your employer will deduct your income tax at source.
- Lastly, if you have any capital loss greater than €500 you are obliged to declare it.
Note: Taxation if you’re self-employed
If you’re self-employed, or an autonomo as they’re called in Spain, you’ll pay your tax quarterly. However, you still need to make an annual tax declaration. Here, the Tax Authority will calculate whether you’ve paid too much or too little across the course of the year. Considering the requirement of quarterly returns plus an annual declaration, we would strongly suggest seeking the advice of an accountant or fiscal representative.
Free consultation about your taxes in Spain
Taxation in Spain can be complex, especially if you aren’t familiar with the fiscal system. The rules can be difficult to understand and if you don’t follow them correctly you can be subject to fines and late payment interest. That is why it is important that you don’t leave it to chance and to take legal advice.
We would like to offer you a free introductory consultation without obligation, so you can ask any questions you might have about taxes in Spain and our services in general. You just need to fill out this form, and we will contact you as soon as possible.
12 comments
21 June, 2020 6:04 pm
Hi there! My name is James Gallagher I recently completed a spanish tax return but i am not sure if it is satisfactory or not can you help me check it and that all details are correct. I need clear guidance on this as i am reading too much information and it is making me confused.
23 June, 2020 11:20 am
Hi James,
Thank you for contacting us.
You can book an appointment with emailing us at info@abacoadvisers.com and/or by phone at 0034966703748.
With kind regards,
Ábaco Advisers
24 June, 2020 9:25 pm
Hi there, I have started work in Spain under a contrato indefinido on the 8th of January 2019. Up until December 2018 I was working as a self employed in the UK. I was wondering if I have to declare any of my UK income in the Spanish tax declaration for 2019, because – even though I have only been working until December 2018 in the UK, the tax year runs until April 2019?
25 June, 2020 11:36 am
Hi Gudrun,
The Tax year here in Spain is January to December so you do not have to declare the income prior to this in the Spanish Tax declaration.
With kind regards,
Ábaco Advisers
5 October, 2020 2:54 pm
My mom lived in Spain from 2013 until May 2nd this year, when she moved back to Sweden permanently. She has done her tax declaration online and now needs to pay her taxes. We cannot find any bank account where she can pay her taxes to. (She no longer has a bank account in Spain, where the money could be drawn from.) Can you please help us with a bank account where she can send her tax payment to? She was living in Fuengirola so it needs to go to the Malaga tax office I think.
Thank you in advance.
5 October, 2020 9:29 pm
Hi Hanne,
Normally when the Tax declaration is presented it is set up on a direct debit, if you have closed the account and you have to make the payment for the second period due in November you will have to do so online by means of the form 102 via the same system used to present the Tax Declaration earlier this year. The Tax office does not have an account number as such for the payment.
With kind regards,
Ábaco Advisers
24 May, 2021 5:40 pm
Hi,
I’m filing the renta for last tax year 2020 but I moved back to UK 6 months ago and trying to fill out my Modelo 030 to change my residency to the UK to say I am no longer a resident. (To avoid future issues for this tax year) Even having a cl@ve to access I am not able to change my residency unless I am a Spanish national… Very complicated and lost as what to do! Any advice?
Kind regards, Ivana.
25 May, 2021 8:55 am
Hi Ivana,
You may contact us at info@abacoadvisers.com or by phone at 0034966703750 to book an appointment with us.
With kind regards,
Ábaco Advisers
25 August, 2022 12:46 am
Hello there!
I am a tax resident in spain but I want to change address and live temporarily jumping from 1 airbnb to another and staying in campsites inbetween. I work for spanish company. How do I complete my tax return without a fixed address? Thank you
25 August, 2022 3:21 pm
In this case there are two options. The most correct would be to indicate as your tax domicile the place where you were domiciled on December 31st. However, there is also the option of indicating the place where you spent the most time during 2021 as your tax domicile, both of which are possibilities.
The problem is the notifications, if you indicate one of these as your tax domicile and you move to another airbnb or camping site you will not be able to be located.
For this you would have to open a post office box and present a Modelo 030 with an address for notifications to that box so that at least letters from the tax authorities can reach you.
Hope this can be of assistance.
With kind regards,
Ábaco Advisers
31 March, 2023 5:15 pm
Why do you have to pay taxes for the booking agent and cleaners etc as you haven’t received that money
5 April, 2023 9:58 am
Not sure we understand your query, could you please clarify?
With kind regards,
Ábaco Advisers
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