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Certificate of Representation of a Legal Entity
The Certificate of Representation of a Legal Entity may be obtained by different types of companies and organizations that have legal personality, and it is valid for two years.

New penalties applicable for labour infringements
Law 10/2021 of 9 July 2021 on remote work amends Article 40 of the Law on Offences and Penalties in the Social Order to increase the amount of social sanctions imposed by the Labour Inspectorate.

Tax deductions for R&D&I
It is a mechanism to provide incentives for certain activities insofar as the results derived from them have repercussions not only for the company that carries them out, but also for society as a whole.

Register of Intra-Community Operators (ROI)
Upon registration, and as long as the Tax Agency does not reject the application, the operator receives the NIF-VAT tax identification number to be able to issue or receive VAT-exempt invoices for intra-Community operations.

Sole and/or independent Directors Representation Certificate
It can be obtained by corporations (A), limited liability companies (B) and Non-resident companies (N), if the representative of the company is a sole director or there are several independent directors, and are correctly registered in the Commercial Registry, the certificate is valid for two years.

Transport Plus in the home office era
Given the impact of Covid-19, the Audiencia Nacional established in a judgement that the company can stop paying the transport bonus when the condition that justifies it disappears with home office.

Arm’s Length Principle in Transfer Pricing
In transactions between unrelated companies, market forces often determine the terms of commercial and financial relationships, whereas between related companies such forces may not directly affect prices.

Depreciation and methods of accounting depreciation
In order to calculate depreciations we have to take into account the acquisition price of the asset, the useful life of the asset, as well as the residual value at the end of the depreciation period. There are different methods, depending on the depreciation process we want to obtain.

Sanctions for non-compliance with the Home Office Law
The home office agreement is a document that every company must negotiate, draw up and sign with its employees to set out the conditions for home office and, in case of non-compliance, penalties of varying degrees can be apply.

Access of the tax inspector to the registered office of the company
When it is necessary to enter the constitutionally protected domicile of a taxpayer or make records in it, the Tax Administration must obtain the consent of that person or the appropriate judicial authorization.