Tax and immigration notes
Plain-English articles about Spanish tax, residency and paperwork for people who moved to the Costa del Sol.
TaxForm 210 explained: a guide for non-resident property owners
What it is, who files it, how much it costs and what happens if you have never filed. Everything an owner on the Costa del Sol…
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TaxThe 183-day rule: when do you become a Spanish tax resident?
It is the question that determines everything else. As a tax resident you declare worldwide income in Spain. As a non-resident, only what you earn here.
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PropertySelling Spanish property as a non-resident: the 3% retention
What will be withheld, who pays it over, how the real gain is calculated and when you can claim the difference back.
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