🇪🇸 Spain · Tax System

Corporate tax, VAT/GST, personal income tax, capital gains, and filing obligations.

Quick answer

Spain taxes personal income (IRPF), corporate profits and VAT (IVA), administered by the Agencia Tributaria (AEAT). Tax residents (183+ days) are taxed on worldwide income; regions set part of the personal rates.

Spain's taxes are administered by the Agencia Tributaria (AEAT): personal income tax (IRPF), corporate tax and VAT (IVA). Tax residents are taxed on worldwide income.

  • The AEAT administers IRPF, corporate tax and IVA.
  • Tax residents (183+ days) are taxed on worldwide income.
  • IVA (VAT) applies to most goods and services at the standard rate.

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Frequently asked questions

When am I a Spanish tax resident?

Generally if you spend more than 183 days in Spain in a year, or your main economic interests are there; residents are taxed on worldwide income.

What is the Beckham regime?

A special regime letting some inbound workers be taxed as non-residents on Spanish income at a flat rate for several years, if they qualify.

How does regional tax work?

Autonomous regions set part of the income-tax scale and some other taxes, so your total rate depends on where you live.

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