This is a question I get asked so many times. British expats moving to Spain typically have excess cash in their life after the sale of their UK property. In many of these examples, people have also had buy to let properties that have done really well for them in the UK, where capital appreciation…
March is certainly the mad season for people contacting me in a panic about filing their Modelo 720. Who has to file it, what do I file, I’ve done one before and do I have to do it again, or do I have to payany tax? And on and on the questions go. Hopefully, I…
It’s a big decision to make, selling up in the UK and moving to Spain, but it’s also a decision that needs careful planning when it comes to making sure you don’t get caught up in the Spanish Tax system unnecessarily. The best way to explain what I mean is to look at a typical…
When registering a vehicle in Spain, you will need to pay (or waive in some cases) the Special Registration Tax. For the purpose of this article, we are going to look at cars and 4x4s (Turismos y Todo Terrenos in Spanish) on mainland Spain.Motorbikes, bikes, motorhomes, historic vehicles, commercial/large vehicles and vehicles being registered in…
The Modelo 720 overseas asset declaration has always been one of the most disputed and controversial requirements from Hacienda. Now thanks to the dogged and determined work of two Spanish lawyers, Esaú Alarcón and Alejandro del Campo, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) have deemed some of the most contentious aspects of the Modelo 720…
