Practical guides to Spanish paperwork
Clear answers to the questions people ask most about dealing with the Spanish administration. Whenever you want us to do it for you, each guide links to the procedure itself.
Extranjería (immigration)
- Arraigo in Spain in 2026: types, requirements and which one applies to you
The 5 types of arraigo under RD 1155/2024 (social, sociolaboral, familiar, socioformativo, second chance): requirements and which one is yours.
- NIE and TIE in Spain: what they are, first application and renewal
NIE vs TIE explained: the NIE is a number for life, the TIE is your residence card. First application, renewal, fingerprints and deadlines.
- Family reunification in Spain: requirements and process
Family reunification in Spain: who qualifies, housing, income and the 2-stage visa process. Managora prepares and files the application for you.
- Non-residents: modelo 210 (IRNR) and reclaiming the 3% withholding
Modelo 210 for non-residents with property in Spain: rental income, deemed income, sale and how to reclaim the 3% withholding. Managora files it for you.
- Residence and work in Spain: initial permit and renewal
Living and working in Spain as a non-EU national: initial work permit, self-employed route, non-lucrative residence and renewal under RD 1155/2024.
- The Beckham Law (impatriate regime): how to be taxed as a non resident in Spain
Beckham Law: pay a flat 24% in Spain as a non resident. Who qualifies after Ley 28/2022, the 6 month deadline with modelo 149 and how long it lasts.
- Spanish citizenship by option and under the Ley de Memoria Democrática
Who can get Spanish citizenship by option (art. 20 CC), the requirements and deadlines, and why the Democratic Memory Law window closed in October 2025.
- Studying in Spain: student visa, study stay and extension
Spain student visa and study stay (RD 1155/2024): requirements, funds, insurance, extension and deadlines. Managora files it for you.
- EU citizens and their family members: registration and residence in Spain
EU citizens and non-EU family members in Spain: green certificate, family card and permanent residence. Requirements, fees and steps for 2026.
- Ley 14/2013 visas in Spain: entrepreneur, digital nomad and highly qualified professional
Ley 14/2013 (Spanish Startups Act) residence: digital nomad, entrepreneur, highly qualified and researcher. Requirements, timelines and UGE-CE filing.
- Changing or recovering your residence permit in Spain: from studies to work and more
Managora guide: switch from a student stay to residence and work, recover long-term residence, get a return authorisation and an invitation letter.
- Schengen short stay visa to visit Spain (tourism and business)
Schengen type C visa for Spain: who needs one, documents, €30,000 insurance, fee, deadlines and what to do if it is refused. Managora files it for you.
- Visa exemption: requesting a waiver without leaving Spain
How to request a visa waiver in Spain without returning to your country: which cases qualify, the evidence required, deadlines and appeals.
- Intra-EU mobility: researchers and students already residing in another EU country
Researcher or student with an EU permit coming to Spain: when a communication is enough, when to request authorisation and the 2026 deadlines.
- Spanish nationality by consolidation: possession of status under article 18
Art. 18 of the Código Civil: 10 years using Spanish nationality in good faith with a registered title. Requirements, procedure and what to do if denied.
- Extending a short stay: beyond the 90 tourist days
How to request a short-stay extension in 2026: who qualifies, valid reasons, form EX-29, tasas (official fees), deadlines and the effects of a refusal.
- Express family reunification: talent visas (Ley 14/2013)
Spouse, partner, children and dependent parents of digital nomads or highly qualified workers: apply at the UGE-CE, 20 days and positive silence.
- Residency in Spain for long-term EU residents from another country
If you hold EU long-term resident status in another Member State you can live and work in Spain without a visa: requirements, deadlines, fee and TIE.
- The EU Blue Card: the route for highly qualified workers
EU Blue Card requirements in 2026: €41,356.36 salary threshold, 6-month contract, 20-day resolution by the UGE-CE and mobility within the EU.
- The Withdrawal Agreement TIE: British residents before Brexit and their families
How to get or exchange the Article 50 TEU TIE if you lived in Spain before Brexit: beneficiaries, documents, appointments and step to permanent.
- The job search visa: descendants of Spaniards and graduates
Who can apply for the job search visa in Spain: children and grandchildren of Spaniards by origin and recent graduates. Deadlines, form EX-26 and costs.
Justice, family and certificates
- Spanish citizenship by residency: requirements, timelines and exams
Requirements, residency periods (10, 5, 2 or 1 year), CCSE and DELE A2 exams, documents and the oath. Managora files your citizenship application for you.
- Spanish Inheritance Tax and accepting an estate: steps, deadlines and cost
Inheriting in Spain: certificates, heirs declaration, notarial acceptance and Modelo 650 inheritance tax, due in 6 months. Managora files it for you.
- Empadronamiento: how to register, change address and get your certificate
How to register on the padrón in Spain in 2026: documents, change of address, certificate and volante. Managora prepares and files it for you.
- Buying a home in Spain: ITP-AJD (modelo 600) and plusvalia municipal
ITP (modelo 600, 30 working days), AJD on new builds and mortgages and plusvalia municipal, real or objective method. Managora files each tax for you.
- Civil Registry certificates: birth, marriage and death
Civil Registry certificates in Spain: literal, extract and multilingual. How to request birth, marriage and death certificates and how long they take.
- Uncontested divorce in Spain: the convenio regulador and the steps
Uncontested divorce in Spain: notary or court route, convenio regulador, documents, timings and costs. Managora prepares and files it for you.
- Renting a home in Spain: the rental contract (LAU)
Minimum term, renewals, deposit, annual rent rises and duties under Spain's rental law (LAU). Managora drafts and formalises your contract for you.
- Buying a home in Spain: arras, the deed, the nota simple and the mortgage
How to buy a home in Spain step by step: arras contract, notarial deed, Land Registry nota simple and cancelling a paid off mortgage. Managora handles it.
- Registering as a pareja de hecho in Spain: requirements and effects
How to register as a pareja de hecho (civil partnership) in Spain: requirements, documents, marriage differences, tax and widow's pension effects.
- Criminal record in Spain: certificates, sex offences and cancellation
How to request the Spanish criminal record, sex offence and police record certificates, and when a criminal record can be cancelled. Managora files them.
- The Hague Apostille: what it is for and how to get one
What the Hague Apostille is, which Spanish documents need one and who issues it. Managora prepares and files your apostille for you, online.
- Consumer claims in Spain: guarantee, OMIC and arbitration
Claiming a faulty product or service in Spain: 3 year legal guarantee, complaint form, OMIC and voluntary consumer arbitration. Managora files it for you.
- How to claim back a Spanish mortgage floor clause and your mortgage costs
How to claim back your Spanish mortgage floor clause and costs: bank claim, court route, what you recover and time limits. Managora does it for you.
- Appealing to the Administration: reposición and alzada appeals
How to appeal an administrative decision in Spain: reposición (same body) and alzada (superior body) appeals, 1 month deadline, silence and tax appeals.
- Spanish will and power of attorney: what they are for and how to make them
The Spanish open notarial will and power of attorney (general, special and preventive): what they are for, the legítima forced share and how to sign them.
- How to register a tourist rental home (VUT) in Spain
How to register a tourist rental in Spain in 2026: your region's tourism registry, the 3/5 owners association vote and the tax basics.
- The energy performance certificate: when it is mandatory
When is the energy certificate mandatory in Spain to sell or rent? Who issues it, regional registration, its 10-year validity and the penalties.
- Homologate a foreign degree and legalise your Spanish degree
Recognise a foreign university degree in Spain (RD 889/2022) or apostille your Spanish degree for use abroad. Practical 2026 guide.
- Inheriting with assets abroad: what to do and how it is taxed in Spain
Inheriting assets outside Spain or as a non-resident: applicable law, inheritance tax (modelo 650) and double taxation. Managora files it for you.
- Spanish citizenship oath and entry in the Registro Civil
After your grant you have 180 days to swear the oath, register it at the Registro Civil and get your DNI and passport. Managora prepares and files it.
- Claiming an unpaid debt: the proceso monitorio
Claim an unpaid debt via proceso monitorio (LEC 812-818): valid documents, the 20-day payment request and what to do if the debtor objects.
- Set up a non-profit association or foundation in Spain
How to set up an association (3 members, LO 1/2002) or a foundation (endowment from €30,000, Ley 50/2002): requirements, steps, bodies and tax rules.
- Getting married in a civil ceremony in Spain and choosing your marital property regime
How to marry in a civil ceremony in Spain in 2026: pre-marriage file at the Registro Civil, town hall wedding and choosing your property regime.
- Changing your name or surnames and other Registro Civil entries
How to change your name or surnames, swap their order, register a marriage or death and get the NIE-DNI concordance certificate. Managora files it.
- New build, horizontal division and other Land Registry registrations
New build declaration, horizontal division, segregation and grouping: deeds, AJD tax, registration and Catastro. Managora handles the process for you.
- Private contracts between individuals in Spain: loan, gift, building work and services
Guide to private contracts in Spain: loan, gift, building work and services. Clauses, validity, forms 600 and 651, deadlines and taxes.
- Recovering, losing or renouncing Spanish nationality
Recover lost Spanish nationality, get a carta de naturaleza or renounce without becoming stateless: requirements, steps and deadlines. Managora files it.
- Municipal business licences: terrace, vado and public space occupation
Terrace, vado, public space occupation and minor works: bylaws, official fees, deadlines and administrative silence. Managora processes it for you.
- Certificate of occupancy and home renovation grants
Certificate of occupancy and NextGeneration renovation grants 2026: requirements, validity, amounts and tax deduction. Managora processes it for you.
- Civil contracts: exchange, assignment of credits, mandate, deposit and commodatum
Six contracts in Spain's Código Civil: exchange, assignment, mandate, deposit, commodatum and surety, their key clauses and when a notary is needed.
- Gifting during your lifetime: Spanish gift tax and form 651
Lifetime gifts in Spain are taxed via form 651, due within 30 working days. Many regions relieve 99% parent to child. Managora files it for you.
- Seasonal lets, rent updates and subletting in Spain (LAU)
LAU 2026 guide: seasonal lets, annual rent updates with the INE IRAV index and subletting rules in Spain. Managora prepares and files it for you.
- Disability support measures: the guardianship reform (Ley 8/2021)
Ley 8/2021 abolished incapacitation: there are now support measures (curatela, judicial defender). Managora processes them for you.
- Your rights against the Administration: public information, petition and the Ombudsman
Public information, right of petition, Ombudsman complaints and financial liability: who to contact, deadlines and outcomes. Managora files it for you.
- Firearms licences and ownership for individuals (Reglamento de Armas)
Private firearms licences: types B, D, E, F, ownership guide, weapons card and Guardia Civil requirements. Managora handles the entire process for you.
- Steps after a death in Spain: insurance, partition, renouncing and benefit of inventory
What to do after a death in Spain beyond inheritance tax: life insurance certificate, partition, renouncing and benefit of inventory. Managora files it.
- How to protocolise a holographic will and declare a person absent
Protocolise a holographic will before a notario (5-year deadline) and declare the absence or death of a missing person. Managora handles it for you.
- Organ donation and living will (advance directives)
Living will (advance directives): what it is, who can make one, how to register it and how to record your organ donation wishes in Spain.
- Reporting a crime online to the Policía Nacional or Guardia Civil
How to file an online report with the Policía Nacional or Guardia Civil: what you can report online, ratification within 72 hours and what it is used for.
- Consular legalisation and multilingual certificates for use abroad
Validate a Spanish document abroad when the country does not accept the apostille: consular legalisation or multilingual certificate. Managora handles it.
- University preinscripción in Spain and access with UNEDasiss
How to apply for a Spanish university place in 2026: preinscripción, degree order, cut-off marks and UNEDasiss accreditation, handled by Managora.
- Municipal procedures for families: nursery school, public housing and padrón
Nursery school 0-3, public housing register and padrón deregistration: requirements, deadlines and documents for 2026. Managora prepares and submits it.
- Licence and registration for a potentially dangerous dog (PPP)
How to get a potentially dangerous dog (PPP) licence at your town hall: requirements, insurance, municipal registry, muzzle and penalties. 2026 guide.
- Form 655: consolidating full ownership when a usufruct ends, the deadline and how the tax is worked out, with a solved example
The usufructuary died and you held the bare ownership. You have 6 months to file Form 655, taxed at the original average effective rate.
- Deferring or splitting Spanish Inheritance Tax when the estate has no cash
Inherited but no cash? Spanish Inheritance Tax can be deferred 1 year or paid in 5 yearly instalments, with no guarantee under €50,000. Apply in time.
- Inheriting in Spain while living abroad: inheritance tax for non-residents
Inherited assets in Spain but live abroad? Modelo 650 is filed with the AEAT within 6 months. Which regional rules apply, plus apostille and NIE.
- The bank will not let you touch the deceased's money: which documents it demands and the order to get them
The documents a Spanish bank demands to release a deceased person's money, the order to get them, the legal deadlines and how to claim the fee back.
- Marriage capacity certificate: getting married abroad as a Spanish national
Valid 6 months, file expires in 1 year. Which Registro Civil is competent, which documents need an apostille, and how to register the wedding in Spain.
- Challenging the Cadastral Reference Value and Expert Appraisal
How to challenge a reference value inflating your ITP or ISD tax: rectification with refund, appeals, evidence and contradictory expert appraisal (2026).
- Written submissions (alegaciones) in a penalty procedure: how to defend yourself
Deadlines for written submissions (alegaciones) to an administrative penalty (10 to 15 days, 20 in traffic), valid grounds and reductions of at least 40%.
- Free legal aid and court-appointed lawyer: requirements and application
2026 IPREM thresholds for a free court-appointed lawyer, what free legal aid covers, where to apply and what to do if denied. Managora handles it for you.
- Conciliation before the court and civil mediation: resolving a conflict without a trial
How to avoid a lawsuit in 2026: conciliation before the LAJ and civil mediation, the MASC requirement of LO 1/2025, costs, deadlines and how to prove it.
- Collecting debts in Europe: European order for payment, small claims and European enforcement order
How to collect from a client in another EU country: the European order for payment, small claims up to 5,000 euros and the European enforcement order.
- Jura de cuentas: how a lawyer or procurador collects unpaid fees
How the jura de cuentas works under arts. 34 and 35 LEC: the sworn bill, the 10-day demand, challenges, cost assessment, enforcement and alternatives.
- Clarifying, correcting or completing a Spanish judgment: the remedies in arts. 214 and 215 LEC
How to correct an error or omission in a Spanish judgment without appealing: clarification within 2 days, completion within 5 and clerical errors any time.
- The final instances: amparo, question of unconstitutionality and preliminary ruling to the CJEU
When an amparo appeal to Spain's Constitutional Court works: the prior nullity motion, 20 and 30 day deadlines, unconstitutionality and CJEU referrals.
- Medical negligence: claiming damages in public and private healthcare
How to claim for medical negligence in Spain: a 1-year limit in public care and up to 5 in private, medical records, expert report and the 2026 scale.
- Compulsory expropriation: fighting the fair price with the appraisal sheet
How to fight the fair price of an expropriation: appraisal sheet in 20 days, Provincial Jury, default interest and reappraisal after 4 years unpaid.
- Notarial acts and proceedings: notoriety, requirements, consignment and voluntary auction
Notoriety acts, notarial burofax, payment consignment and voluntary auction: when to use each one, the steps, the timeframes and the notary costs.
- Lost promissory note, cheque or shares: cancellation of the instrument and duplicate
Lost a promissory note, cheque or share certificate in Spain? The cancellation file under Ley 15/2015: payment block, edicts and a duplicate title.
- Real estate defaults: resolving the sale (art. 1504 CC) and dation in payment
Buyer not paying for a property in Spain? The art. 1504 CC notarial demand to cancel the sale, or dation in payment and when it is tax exempt.
- Dissolving an association or foundation: agreement, liquidation and destination of assets
How to dissolve an association (LO 1/2002) or foundation (Ley 50/2002): agreement, liquidation, destination of assets, and registry and tax deregistration.
- Easements and preventive annotations of claim in the Land Registry
How to create and register an easement (right of way, light and views) in Spain and how a preventive annotation of claim works, with costs and deadlines.
- Registering a property for the first time and correcting its surface area or boundaries
How to register an unregistered property in Spain for the first time (arts. 205 and 203 LH) and correct its surface area or boundaries: steps and costs.
- Filiation, national adoption and emancipation: three family proceedings
Recognition of filiation, national adoption and emancipation of a minor: requirements, consents, steps and documents for each family proceeding in Spain.
- Catastro: descriptive and graphic certification, declaring building work (900D) and appealing
How to obtain a Catastro certificate in Spain, declare building work or a pool with form 900D within 2 months and appeal a Catastro error within 1 month.
- Recognising your foreign divorce in Spain: direct registration or exequatur
EU divorce: direct registration with the art. 36 certificate. Third countries: exequatur (Ley 29/2015). Documents, steps and deadlines in 2026.
- Registering a birth: late, without a hospital report or born abroad
How to register a birth without a hospital report, late or for a Spanish child born abroad: steps, documents, deadlines and the minor's DNI in 2026.
- Custody, visitation and child maintenance outside marriage: parent-child measures
2026 parent-child measures: setting custody, visitation and child maintenance without marriage, by mutual agreement or lawsuit, prior MASC and prosecutor.
- Change of sex and name in the Civil Registry (Ley Trans)
Ley Trans 2026: who can change their sex and name in the Civil Registry, double appearance, deadlines, no medical reports and how to update your ID.
- Inheriting in life: foral succession pacts (Galician apartación and mejora and others)
What a foral succession pact is, who can sign an apartación or pacto de mejora in Galicia, how it is taxed and the 5-year rule for income tax in Spain.
- Inheritances involving minors or persons with support needs: court authorisation to sell or renounce
When you need court authorisation to sell property or renounce an inheritance for a minor or person with support needs in Spain, and the exceptions.
Autónomo (self-employed) and business
- VAT for the self-employed in Spain: modelo 303 and modelo 390
Modelo 303: quarterly Spanish VAT (1 to 20 April, July, October; 1 to 30 January) plus annual modelo 390. Schemes, deductions, refunds. Managora files it.
- Registering as autónomo in Spain: Hacienda and Seguridad Social
Register as autónomo in Spain 2026: modelo 036 at Hacienda, RETA up to 60 days early, income-based quota and flat rate. Managora files both for you.
- IRPF for the self-employed in Spain: payments on account and withholdings
Forms 130, 131, 111, 115, 190 and 180: what each self-employed worker in Spain files, quarterly IRPF deadlines and the January close. Managora files them.
- The Spanish tax return (IRPF, modelo 100)
Renta 2025 campaign (filed in 2026): who must file, deadlines (8 April to 30 June), draft return, IRPF tax bands, deductions and how to correct errors.
- Spanish Corporation Tax: modelo 200 and instalment payments
Spanish Corporation Tax explained: who files Modelo 200, deadlines, tax rates and Modelo 202 instalments. Managora prepares and files it for you.
- How to Set Up a Sociedad Limitada (SL) in Spain: Steps, Capital and Accounts
How to set up a Sociedad Limitada in Spain: name, capital, notario, Registro Mercantil, NIF and annual accounts. Managora files it all for you.
- Registering a Trademark (OEPM and EUIPO): Steps and Renewal
How to register a trademark in Spain (OEPM) or across the EU (EUIPO): prior search, Nice classes, opposition, grant and renewal every 10 years.
- Hiring an employee: Seguridad Social registration and contract
Guide to hiring your first employee in Spain: company registration, registering with Seguridad Social via RED, SEPE contracts and domestic workers.
- Managing a Spanish SL: directors, bylaws, capital and company books
How to change your SL director, amend the bylaws, increase capital, legalise company books and declare the beneficial owner in Spain.
- Deferring debts with Hacienda and Social Security
How to defer or split a debt with the AEAT or Spanish Social Security when you cannot pay: limits without a guarantee, deadlines and how to apply.
- Opening a premises: opening, activity and building licences
When a responsible declaration is enough and when you need a municipal opening licence, plus works licences and the paperwork town halls ask for.
- Hacienda informative returns: forms 347, 349, 720 and 721
Spanish informative tax forms 347, 349, 720 and 721: who must file, thresholds, deadlines and penalties. Managora prepares and submits them for you.
- Kit Digital: the grant to digitise freelancers and SMEs
The Kit Digital subsidises the digitisation of freelancers and SMEs with vouchers based on staff size. Managora prepares and submits your application.
- Deregistering as an autónomo and cessation of activity (self-employed unemployment)
How to deregister as an autónomo with Hacienda (modelo 036) and the RETA, deadlines and how to claim cessation of activity. Managora handles it for you.
- Change your tax address and census details (Form 030)
Change your tax address and census details with the AEAT Form 030 in 2026: who must file it, the 3 month deadline and how to do it step by step.
- Dissolve and liquidate a limited company: steps, deadlines and costs
How to close an SL in 2026: dissolution, liquidation and extinction step by step, deed, Registro Mercantil (Commercial Registry) and deregistration.
- Digital certificate and electronic signature for companies and autónomos in Spain
2026 guide: Spanish digital certificate for companies and autónomos, FNMT electronic seal and eIDAS qualified signature. Managora applies for you.
- Register a patent, a design or a work: protect your creation
Protect your creation: patent, utility model, industrial design (OEPM), Intellectual Property Registry and .es domain. Managora handles it all for you.
- Opening or taking over a bar in Spain: licences, APPCC and allergens
Guide to opening or taking over a bar in Spain: activity licence, regional food registry, HACCP (APPCC) plan, 14 allergens and music licences.
- Importing and exporting: EORI, DUA and customs
EORI, customs declarations and import VAT in Spain: who needs one, how to apply at the AEAT and how duties and VAT are settled. Managora handles it.
- Appealing to Hacienda: TEAR/TEAC, rectification and binding rulings
How to appeal to Hacienda without going to court: TEAR/TEAC claims (free, no lawyer), rectifying your tax return and binding rulings from the DGT.
- Company powers of attorney: notarial and electronic (Apodera/REA)
Notarial company power of attorney vs electronic proxy (AEAT Apodera and REA): how to grant it, scope, revocation and what Managora does for you.
- E-commerce VAT: the One Stop Shop OSS/IOSS (modelo 369)
VAT One Stop Shop (OSS/IOSS, modelo 369): sell online across the EU without registering in each country. €10,000 threshold, deadlines and modelo 309.
- Spanish wealth tax and the tax on large fortunes (modelo 714)
Who files Spain's wealth tax (modelo 714), the €700,000 exempt allowance, how the regions differ and how it links to the tax on large fortunes.
- Public subsidies for companies and freelancers: how to apply
How to apply for a public subsidy in Spain in 2026: requirements, competitive bidding, where calls are published (BDNS) and how to justify the funding.
- Commercial contracts: sale, agency, distribution and senior management
Commercial sale, agency, distribution and senior management: key clauses, differences and compensation (Ley 12/1992, RD 1382/1985). Managora drafts them.
- Capital yield and non-resident withholdings: forms 123, 193 and 216
Forms 123, 193 and 216: withholdings on dividends, interest and non-resident payments. Rates, quarterly deadlines and annual summary. Managora files it.
- Changes to your company: registered office, corporate purpose and capital reduction
How to change the registered office, corporate purpose or reduce capital of an SL: meeting, majorities, deed, Mercantile Registry and right of separation.
- Maternity deduction and dependent child benefits (form 140)
How to claim the € 1,200 yearly maternity deduction (€ 100/month with form 140), the nursery bonus and the disabled child benefit in Spain.
- Advanced corporate tax obligations: related-party transactions (232) and income attribution (184)
Form 232 (related-party transactions), Form 184 (income attribution) and contractor certificates: obligated parties, thresholds and deadlines via Managora.
- Ordered to close your premises: how to appeal the closure order and stay open
You have 1 month to appeal a premises closure order. If you request a suspension and they do not reply in 1 month, the execution is suspended by law.
- You own 5% of a company and they hide the accounts: how to force an audit at the company's expense
With 5% of the capital you can demand a company-paid auditor from the Commercial Registry (art. 265.2 LSC). The deadline expires 3 months after year-end.
- Modelo 211: the 3% withholding when you buy a property from a non-resident
Buying from a non-resident? You must withhold 3% and file modelo 211 within 1 month, or the property answers for it. Sellers reclaim it with modelo 210.
- Leaving the recargo de equivalencia as an ecommerce or Amazon seller
You cannot opt out of the recargo de equivalencia. When ecommerce and Amazon FBA sellers can leave, the 15-day stock inventory and the VAT you recover.
- AEAT financial information returns: forms 165, 345, 198, 117 and 038
AEAT forms 165, 345, 198, 117 and 038 in Spain: who must file, the January and February 2026 deadlines and how to file them online.
- Recover VAT: refund of VAT paid in another EU country (360-361) and special cases (308)
Recover VAT paid in another EU country: form 360 until 30 September, form 361 for non-established businesses and form 308 for special cases.
- Environmental taxes: non-reusable plastic (592), waste (593) and fluorinated gases (587)
Spanish forms 592 (plastic), 593 (waste) and 587 (fluorinated gases): who must file, the territorial registry, deadlines, rates and exemptions.
- Group taxation: tax consolidation (220 and 222) and VAT group (039, 322 and 353)
Tax consolidation (forms 220 and 222) and VAT group (039, 322 and 353): who can opt in, 2026 deadlines and the advantages of group taxation in Spain.
- Financial sector taxes: the tasa Tobin (Tobin tax, 604) and the insurance premium tax (480)
Who pays the tasa Tobin (Tobin tax, 0.2%) and the insurance premium tax (8%): exemptions, taxpayers and deadlines for Spanish forms 604, 430 and 480.
- Form 037: the simplified census registration versus form 036
Form 037 is abolished since 3-2-2025: census registration is done with form 036. Who must submit it, deadlines and key boxes in 2026.
- Energy taxes: hydrocarbons (581), electricity (560) and IVPEE (583)
Who files forms 581, 560 and 583, 2026 deadlines, rates, exemptions and reductions of RDL 7/2026 and 18/2026. Managora calculates and files for you.
- Cryptocurrencies and Hacienda: the tax report and how to reply to a request
How your crypto is taxed in Spain: FIFO, swaps, staking, form 721 and how to reply to an AEAT request in 10 days in 2026.
- Platform economy: DAC7 (forms 040 and 238) and the digital services tax (490)
Which platforms must file Spanish forms 040 and 238 (DAC7) and who pays the 3% digital services tax (form 490): deadlines, penalties and how to file.
- The exit tax: the tax on leaving when moving your residence outside Spain
What the exit tax (article 95 bis LIRPF) is, who it affects, how to defer it with form 113 when moving to the EU, and how to recover it if you return.
- Company IAE: form 848, municipal self-assessment and deferral of local taxes
Who pays IAE in 2026, how to report turnover with form 848 and how to defer IAE, IBI or IVTM at the town hall. Managora handles the process for you.
- The 7p exemption: work carried out abroad free of income tax up to €60,100
Guide to the 7p income tax exemption: requirements, €60,100 limit, daily pro-rata, evidence requested by Hacienda and how to claim back overpaid tax.
- Tax representative in Spain and the special tax of form 213
When a non-resident must appoint a tax representative in Spain and how to file form 213: 3% of the cadastral value, January deadline and 2026 penalties.
- Tax residence in Spain and double taxation conflicts
When are you a tax resident in Spain (183 days, art. 9 LIRPF), how the treaty breaks the tie and how to avoid paying twice. Practical guide 2026.
- The RIC: Canary Islands investment reserve and form 282
RIC in 2026: up to 90% reduction, 3 years to invest, 5 years maintenance and form 282. Requirements, eligible investments and regularisation risks.
- Content creators (OnlyFans, YouTube, Twitch): registration and taxes
When to register with Hacienda and RETA, VAT for OnlyFans and AdSense, form 130, W-8BEN and deductible expenses for content creators in Spain in 2026.
- Ex officio review and extraordinary appeal: appealing when the deadline has passed
Final decision with no time to appeal? Routes of art. 106 LPACAP and 217 LGT (nullity, no deadline) and extraordinary appeal (4 years or 3 months).
- International trademark: the Madrid System (WIPO) and the European Union trademark (EUIPO)
Protect your trademark outside Spain in 2026: EU trademark (EUIPO, from € 850) or Madrid System (WIPO). Official fees, deadlines and the best route.
- Defending your trademark: opposition, suspension, nullity, revocation and monitoring (OEPM)
How to oppose a similar trademark, reply to a suspension and request nullity or revocation at the OEPM in 2026: deadlines, fees and BOPI monitoring.
- The comunidad de bienes: setting it up, taxes and when to choose an SL
2026 guide to the comunidad de bienes: setup contract, NIF, income attribution in IRPF, registering as an autónomo and when to switch to an SL.
- Corporate director or shareholder: classification, RETA registration and contributions
When a director or shareholder must register as an autónomo societario in 2026: effective control, €1,424.40 minimum base, flat rate and surcharges.
- The shareholders' agreement and the participatory loan: shielding and financing the company
Shareholders' agreement clauses (vesting, drag along) and participatory loans under art. 20 of RD-ley 7/1996: net equity, interest and costly mistakes.
- Buying or selling a company: the share purchase agreement (SPA)
How to sell a Spanish SL: the SPA contract, due diligence, pre-emptive rights, the notario and the seller's taxes in 2026.
- The partner's right of separation: dividends (art. 348 bis) and other causes
How to leave a Spanish company that pays no dividends: art. 348 bis LSC requirements, the one-month deadline, the Registry expert and the refund.
- Mergers and spin-offs: structural modifications and the FEAC tax regime
How to process a merger, spin-off or global assignment under RD-ley 5/2023 and comply with the FEAC regime: notify AEAT in 3 months to avoid a fine.
- Opening a branch of a foreign company in Spain: registration and obligations
Open a foreign company branch in Spain in 2026: deed, NIF, Commercial Registry registration, permanent representative, accounts and corporate tax.
- Negative assessment and closed sheet: unblocking your company at the Commercial Registry
How to respond to a negative assessment and reopen a closed sheet at the Spanish Commercial Registry: appeals and reopening for accounts, AEAT or NIF.
- The family business: family protocol and generational handover with ISD reduction
What the family protocol (RD 171/2007) must cover and what the 95% reduction in Spanish inheritance and gift tax (ISD) requires to hold.
- Voluntary insolvency proceedings: when your company cannot pay
Duty to apply within 2 months (art. 5 TRLC), documents, micro-enterprises, agreement or liquidation and second chance. Managora prepares your file.
- Business financing contracts: factoring, leasing, renting and credit assignment
Factoring with or without recourse, leasing with purchase option, all-inclusive renting and credit assignment: 2026 taxation and debtor notification.
- The franchise contract: setting up a business under another brand
Spain's 20-day pre-contractual disclosure, entry fee, royalties, territorial exclusivity and non-compete: what to check before signing a franchise.
- The software and SaaS licence contract: what it must cover
What a SaaS or software licence contract must cover under Spanish law: scope, SLA, intellectual property, GDPR art. 28 and exit. Managora drafts it.
- The food health register (RGSEAA): step-by-step registration
RGSEAA registration in 2026: prior communication, activity codes, HACCP, deadlines, official fees and inspections. Step-by-step guide for food businesses.
- Opening a clinic or aesthetic centre: the health operating authorisation
How to get the health operating authorisation for your clinic, aesthetic centre or tattoo studio: requirements, documents, deadlines and 2026 tasas.
- Selling cosmetics in the EU: CPNP notification and the responsible person
What Regulation 1223/2009 requires to sell cosmetics in the EU: responsible person, PIF file, labelling and free CPNP notification. 2026 guide.
- The zoological centre register: breeders, boarding kennels and pet shops
Which activities must register as a zoological centre, regional requirements, documents, inspections and penalties under Ley 7/2023. 2026 guide.
- Operating drones professionally: registering as an operator with AESA
How to register as a UAS operator with AESA: free registration, A1/A3, A2 and STS certificates, mandatory insurance, 2026 standard scenarios and fines.
- Denied premises licence or unlicensed activity: how to legalise it
How to appeal a refused opening licence in Spain, why the urban compatibility certificate matters and how to legalise an unlicensed activity.
- Reporting to the CNMC: unfair market competition and administrative barriers
Report cartels or abuse to the CNMC and file a market unity claim (art. 26 LGUM) in 2026: deadlines, evidence and what to expect.
- Company statistical and registry obligations: INE, Intrastat and Registro Industrial
Mandatory INE surveys, Intrastat declaration (€400,000 threshold in 2026) and Registro Industrial: who is obliged, deadlines and penalties.
- Selling on Amazon Europe: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and LUCID
LUCID number in Germany and ADEME UIN in France: who must register, how to apply, costs and how to avoid Amazon blocking your account in 2026.
- Publish a book or magazine: ISBN, ISSN and legal deposit
What you need to publish a book or magazine in Spain: ISBN (2026 fees), free ISSN from the BNE and mandatory legal deposit before distributing.
- The security guard TIP: requirements, exam and issuance
Requirements, 180-hour course, National Police tests, official fees and deadlines to get the security guard TIP in 2026. Managora processes it for you.
- Reporting workplace bullying or sexual harassment to the Labour Inspectorate
How to report workplace bullying or sexual harassment to the Labour Inspectorate in 2026: confidential reports, inspector actions, evidence and options.
- Civil servants: requesting compatibility for another activity and voluntary transfer
Civil servant compatibility (Ley 53/1984) and voluntary transfer in 2026: how to request them, deadlines, silence rules and errors that cause denials.
Traffic and vehicles
- How to appeal a traffic fine in Spain (DGT)
Appeal your DGT fine: 20 days to file written submissions or pay with a 50% discount, 1 month to appeal the decision. Managora files it for you.
- Buying or selling a second-hand car
What paperwork is needed to buy or sell a used car: contract, DGT ownership transfer, ITP tax and sale notification. Managora handles it all for you.
- Spanish driving licence paperwork at the DGT: duplicate, exchange and points
Lost or stolen licence, change of address, exchanging a foreign licence and recovering your points with the DGT. Managora files the paperwork for you.
- Registering or deregistering a vehicle with the DGT in Spain
Register a new or imported car, deregister it at a CAT (scrapyard) and get a duplicate permiso de circulación. Managora files it with the DGT for you.
- Claiming compensation from the insurance company for traffic accident injuries
How to claim injury compensation after a traffic accident in Spain: the baremo, the reasoned offer and the 1-year deadline. Managora files it for you.
- Environmental badge, temporary deregistration and DGT notifications
Which DGT environmental sticker your car gets (Zero, ECO, C or B), how temporary deregistration works and what the DEV electronic address is.
- CAP, reduced mobility card and MOVES Plan
2026 guide: drivers' CAP, reduced mobility card and electric car grants (MOVES/Auto+ Plan). Managora processes it for you.
- VTC licence: driver's permit, authorisation and transfer
VTC driver's permit, authorisation registration and transfer, biennial visa and appeals against refusals in 2026. Managora prepares and files it for you.
- Vehicle procedures: permanent deregistration, theft, technical specification sheet and modifications
Permanent deregistration for scrapping, theft, duplicate technical sheet and major modifications at the DGT and ITV: who can apply, paperwork and costs.
- Special licences in Spain: AM (moped), B+E, ADR and boating qualifications
Moped AM licence at 15, B+E for heavy trailers, ADR for dangerous goods and registering a pleasure boat in Spain: rules, fees and steps.
Seguridad Social (Spanish social security) and employment
- Claiming unemployment: benefit, subsidy and registration
How to claim unemployment from the SEPE in 2026: jobseeker registration, contributory benefit and subsidy. 15 working days deadline. Managora handles it.
- Benefits in Spain when you have no income: IMV, the over 52 subsidy and the lump sum payment
IMV, the over 52 unemployment subsidy and the lump sum payment in 2026: income and asset limits, amounts and steps. Managora files it for you.
- The INSS retirement pension: ordinary and early retirement
Retirement age in 2026, calculation, voluntary and forced early retirement and how to apply to the INSS. Managora prepares and submits it for you.
- Sick leave and disability in Spain: temporary and permanent
Sick leave and permanent disability in Spain: who signs you off, how long it lasts, who pays and the 4 INSS grades. Managora files your claim for you.
- Birth and childcare benefit in Spain (maternity and paternity leave)
19 weeks per parent at 100% of your base reguladora. Contribution rules by age and how to claim the benefit from the INSS. Managora files it for you.
- Recognition of disability and dependency status
How to apply for disability (RD 888/2022) and dependency (Ley 39/2006) in Spain: assessment, degrees, benefits and aids. Managora handles it for you.
- The widow's pension (INSS): who is entitled and how to claim it
Who is entitled to the INSS widow's pension, contribution requirements, how much you receive and how to claim it. Managora applies for it on your behalf.
- Rental subsidies: Youth Bonus and State Housing Plan
Youth Rental Bonus and State Housing Plan 2026-2030 subsidies: requirements, amounts, rent limits and deadlines. Managora processes it for you.
- The large family certificate: requirements, categories and benefits
Requirements, general and special categories, how to apply for and renew the large family certificate, and its tax, transport and fee benefits.
- Partial retirement, active retirement and combining pension with work
Partial retirement with a relief contract, active retirement and special agreement 2026: requirements, percentages and how to apply to the INSS.
- Non-contributory pensions (PNC) and minimum supplements
Non-contributory retirement and invalidity pension and minimum supplement in 2026: age, residence and income requirements, amounts and how to apply.
- INSS family benefits: pregnancy, breastfeeding and orphanhood
Pregnancy and breastfeeding risk, CUME, co-responsibility for infant care and orphan's pension: requirements, amounts and how to apply for them in 2026.
- INSS pension supplements and claims
Gender gap supplement (also for men), prior claim to the INSS (art. 71 LRJS) and refund of undue payments to the TGSS. Managora files it for you.
- Claiming against the SEPE for a denied benefit or subsidy
Did the SEPE deny your unemployment benefit? You have 30 working days for the prior claim before court. Managora prepares and submits it for you.
- International mobility of workers: A1 certificate, intra-corporate transfer and Modelo 247
Posting staff abroad or moving them to Spain in 2026: A1 certificate, ICT permit and Modelo 247. Deadlines, official portals and clear steps.
- Other INSS pensions: in favour of family members and death grant
Who receives the INSS pension for family members and death grant: requirements, amounts, deadlines and how to apply. Managora processes it for you.
- Vocational training for employment: FPE courses and certificates of professionalism
Free FPE courses and certificates of professionalism: who is eligible, how to register with the SEPE, grants, and compatibility with unemployment in 2026.
- The company certificate: the key document to claim unemployment benefits
What the company certificate is, the deadline to send it to the SEPE via Certific@2, penalties and what to do if missing. Managora manages it for you.
- You have been discharged but are not recovered: how to challenge it and within how many days
Discharged but not recovered. 10 working days against the mutua, 4 calendar days against the INSS. Sick leave is extended and you do not return to work.
- The benefit surcharge: 30 to 50% more if safety measures were lacking
What the recargo de prestaciones under art. 164 LGSS is, who pays it, when it applies, how to claim it from the INSS and if it adds to the compensation.
- Your Seguridad Social if you live or work abroad: international pension, special emigrant agreement and expense reimbursement
Retirement pension with contributions in several countries, special emigrant agreement and medical expense reimbursement: steps, forms and deadlines 2026.
- The single-parent family certificate: requirements and benefits by region
Who can apply for the single-parent family certificate in 2026, general and special categories, paperwork, validity and benefits by autonomous community.
- Pluriactividad: recovering excess contributions if you are employed and self-employed
If you are employed and an autónomo, the TGSS refunds 50% of excess contributions over €17,323.68 in 2026 automatically. Find out when and how to claim.
- Retiring early: early retirement due to disability and hazardous professions
Penalty-free retirement: at 52 with 65% disability, at 56 with 45% (new conditions in 2026) and coefficients for hazardous jobs. INSS process explained.
- Non-invalidating permanent injuries: the INSS scale compensation
The current scale (Orden ISM/450/2023): which injuries are paid, how much, whether the INSS or the mutua pays and how to claim. Five-year time limit.
Flights and travel
- Claiming for a delayed flight, a cancelled flight or overbooking (AESA)
Compensation of 250 to 600 euros for a 3 hour delay, cancellation or overbooking. Claim from the airline, then AESA. Managora files it for you.
- Claiming compensation from RENFE for a delayed or cancelled train
How to claim RENFE, Iryo or Ouigo delay compensation: 50% of the fare from 15 minutes, 100% from 30 on high speed. Managora files it for you.
- Claiming for a cancelled or altered package holiday: your rights against the agency
Package holiday cancelled or changed: 14-day refund, agency and organiser liability, moral damages and how to claim in 2026.
Work and dismissals
- Dismissal in Spain: SMAC conciliation claim, finiquito and severance pay
Fired in Spain? You have 20 working days to challenge it. SMAC conciliation claim, finiquito and severance pay (33 or 20 days) explained.
- Reporting to the Labour Inspectorate and company employment obligations
How to report a company to Spain's Labour Inspectorate (ITSS), anonymously or formally, plus employer duties: time records, resignations and ERTE.
- Calling a legal strike: notification, notice period and minimum services
Who can call a strike in Spain, the 5 or 10 days' notice, the strike committee, minimum services and how much pay is deducted for each strike day.
Electricity and gas
- How to complain to a company in Spain: electricity, gas, phone, bank or insurance
How to complain to a Spanish energy supplier, phone operator, bank or insurer: the company first, then the regulator, with the deadlines for each step.
- Change electricity or gas provider and apply for the social bonus
Change electricity or gas provider without penalties or cuts and apply for the 2026 electricity social bonus: requirements, discounts, deadlines and steps.
Privacy and personal data
- Data protection: GDPR rights and claiming before the AEPD
Your GDPR rights (access, erasure, oblivion, objection, portability) and how to claim before the AEPD if a company ignores you. Managora handles it.
- Putting your website in order: legal texts (LSSICE and GDPR) and the .es domain
What Spanish law requires on a website or online shop: LSSICE legal notice, GDPR privacy policy, a valid cookie banner and .es domain renewal.