ELECTRONIC CERTIFICATES FOR NON-RESIDENT

Foreign companies that participate in Spanish enterprises or perform transactions within the Spanish territory must mandatorily dispose of a Spanish tax number (“CIF“), so that they are able to receive the notifications the Spanish Tax Authorities (“AEAT“) may send...

ESTABLISHMENT “EXPRESS” OF SPANISH COMPANIES

With the purpose of simplifying the establishment of new companies and especially companies with limited liability, an electronic processing was approved per Royal Decree 13/2010 (see also draft law 14/2013). Thus, as soon as the corporation of a company with limited...

TAX RESIDENCE OF LEGAL PERSONS IN SPAIN

In accordance with the Double Taxation Treaty between Spain and Germany, although a company’s own jurisprudence says something different, it can only be tax-resident in one country, and this is where its effective registered office is located. As to the Spanish point...

SPANISH VAT: SALES FROM GERMANY TO SPANISH END CUSTOMERS

The special VAT system for distance selling provides that sales made by a German company without permanent establishment in Spain, delivered directly from Germany to the end customer, shall be subject to Spanish VAT when they reach a yearly turnover of at least 35,000...