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Accounting | Tax | HR | LegalResidence permit and work permit in Spain
The publication of Law 14/2013 of 27 September on entrepreneur support and internationalisation, amended in 2015 by Law 25/2015 of 28 July on second chance mechanisms, introduced major changes in the field of residency procedure, speeding up the application procedures for residence permits and work permit in Spain.
Golden Visa in Spain – Investment in Real Estate
With the entering into force of Law 14/2013 of 27 September, on entrepreneur support and internationalisation, and for the purpose of attracting investment and talent to Spain, the requirements for work permit and residence permit applications have been made more flexible. The law provides for the granting of a Golden Visa in Spain through an investment in real estate equal to or exceeding €500,000 free of charges and tax.
Special exemption scheme – dividends in Spain
When a directly owned enterprise has the status of holding company according to the exemption scheme to avoid double taxation, the income from which dividends in Spain are distributed must meet the “minimum tax” requirement.
Immediate Supply of Information on VAT (SII in Spain)
The latest regulatory and technical modifications for the keeping of VAT record books will become effective on 1 July 2018. These modifications are published under Order HFP/187/2018, of 22 February, whereby it is intended to finalise details and correct the errors that have been coming to light in the SII in Spain since it entered into force on 1 July 2017.
Transfer Pricing Methods in Spain
Although the OECD considers transaction-based methods as the most straightforward methods to determine whether or not business relationships between related entities comply with the arm’s length principle, we will use one or the other depending on the type of transaction to be examined.
The growing importance of transfer pricing in Spain
The increasing globalization and the presence of more and more companies in different countries forces us to know if our company is complying with the regulations established in the Spanish Corporate Tax Law (LIS) regarding Transfer Pricing in Spain.
Immediate Supply of Information on VAT – SII Spain
The Immediate Supply of Information (SII Spain) is an innovative online tool, promoted by the Spanish Tax Administration Agency (AEAT), to improve and facilitate the control of VAT (Value Added Tax).
Special scheme for expatriates, the Beckham Law in Spain
There is special treatment (called “the Beckham Law in Spain “) on offer for top executives who have moved to Spain with a personal income up to a maximum of € 600,000, which may be applied in the first year of moving and the following 5 years.
Extra hours and overtime in Spain
Controlling the working day is usually a problem for the employer, either because they don´t want their workers to feel controlled, because they don´t know which system to implement or because they are not interested in controlling the overtime in Spain. It is important that companies keep track of the days worked by their staff, so as to control the hours worked by each employee and have a justification for any legal issue.
The obligation of freelancers in Spain (or self-employed workers) to join the RED system
On 6 March, the Official Spanish State Gazette issued Order ESS/214/2018, which requires self-employed workers to join the RED System and receive online notifications. This is a new obligation of freelancers in Spain (or self-employed workers). This can be carried out either directly by the self-employed professional or through a RED-authorised third party, and will be mandatory from 1 October onwards.