Spain consults draft global minimum tax bill

11 December, 2024

Spain's General Directorate of Taxes has launched a public consultation on draft regulations designed to implement a complementary tax ensuring a global minimum tax for multinational enterprises (MNEs) and large domestic groups on 3 December

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Spain introduces new VAT regime for groups of companies

10 December, 2024

Spain's tax authorities have introduced a new special VAT regime for groups of companies (REGE), effective from 2025. Companies must use form 039 to notify their election to apply or waive the REGE for VAT purposes, the advanced REGE arrangement,

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Spain: Parliament extends windfall tax on banks, reintroduces loss restrictions

26 November, 2024

The Spanish lower house of parliament (Congress of Deputies) approved a new fiscal package that includes a three-year extension of the windfall tax on banks on 21 November 2024. The tax, previously set at a flat rate of 4.8%, will now follow a

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Spain: Lower house of parliament passes global minimum tax bill

25 November, 2024

The Spanish lower house of parliament (Congress of Deputies) passed the draft bill on 21 November 2024, for implementing the Pillar 2 global minimum tax in line with Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022. The bill now awaits

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Spain: MOF issues Order on e-invoicing software systems

05 November, 2024

The Spanish Ministry of Finance(MOF) has released an Order HAC7/1177/2024 of 17 October 2024 concerning computerised billing systems for entrepreneurs and professionals on 28 October 2024. The publication of this Ministerial Order marks the

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Spain to abolish energy sector windfall tax while extending tax on banks

04 November, 2024

The Spanish government is reportedly set to finalise an agreement that will terminate the windfall tax on the energy sector and extend the windfall tax on the banking sector. Earlier, the Spanish government has issued the “Law 38/2022” which

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Peru, Spain to resume tax treaty talks next year

22 October, 2024

Peru and Spain will resume income tax treaty negotiations in March 2025, as announced by Luis Ibérico, Peruvian ambassador to Spain. during an event on 15 October 2024. An income tax treaty was signed in 2006, but it was never

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Paraguay, Spain income tax treaty enters into force 

15 October, 2024

The income tax treaty between Paraguay and Spain took effect on 14 October 2024. This agreement aims to enhance economic relations, encourage investments, and enhance bilateral cooperation in tax matters between the two countries. It seeks to

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European Commission refers Spain, Cyprus, Poland, Portugal to court for failing to transpose Pillar Two Minimum Taxation Directive

07 October, 2024

The European Commission (EC) decided to refer Spain, Cyprus, Poland, and Portugal to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to notify measures for the transposition into national law of Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of

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Spain consults crypto-asset reporting framework

04 October, 2024

The Spanish Ministry of Finance and Public Administration has initiated a public consultation on a draft bill to implement EU Directive 2023/2226 (DAC8), which which integrates the OECD’s crypto-asset reporting framework (CARF) into the regulatory

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Spain: Council of Ministers approve crypto-asset reporting framework

24 September, 2024

The Spanish Council of Ministers approved a draft bill to implement the Amending Directive to the 2011 Directive on Administrative Cooperation (2023/2226) DAC8 – which integrates the OECD's crypto-asset reporting framework (CARF) into the

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Spain implements new rules for VAT self-assessment corrections

13 September, 2024

The Spanish Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) published Order HAC/819/2024, dated 30 July, which introduces necessary changes to VAT form 303 for implementing self-assessment corrections in VAT on 5 August 2024. Order HAC/819/2024, of 30 July,

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Spain, Paraguay tax treaty enters into force

01 August, 2024

The Spain and Paraguay tax treaty will enter into force on 14 October 2024. Signed on 25 March 2023, the treaty will generally take effect on 14 October 2024 for other taxes and on 1 January 2025 for taxes assessed both on and off a fiscal year

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Spain announces 2023 VAT refund deadline

12 July, 2024

Companies in Spain can claim value-added tax (VAT) refunds paid in other EU countries during 2023 until 30 September, 2024. This process can be completed through the Spanish tax authority’s website. Similarly, EU companies not established

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Spain amends capitalisation reserve 

03 July, 2024

Spain’s government issued Royal Decree-Law 4/2024 on 26 June 2024, in which it introduced various corporate tax measures for tax periods starting on 1 January, 2024. The key corporate tax measure related to the regulations governing

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Spain extends VAT cuts on essential food products 

28 June, 2024

Spain’s Ministry of Finance announced in a release on Tuesday, 25 June 2024, that the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a Royal Decree-Law which extends the VAT rate reduction for basic food Items. The reduced rates were initially set to

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Spain issues corporate and nonresident income tax forms for 2023 

21 June, 2024

Spain’s Ministry of Finance has issued Order HAC/495/2024 in the official gazette (BOE), detailing the corporate income tax (CIT) and nonresident income tax (NRIT) return forms alongside associated refund or payment documents for tax periods

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Spain parliament publishes draft bill for pillar two global minimum tax implementation

16 June, 2024

On 14 June 2024, Spain’s Congress of Deputies published the draft bill for implementing the Pillar 2 global minimum tax under Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022. The bill includes the introduction of the Pillar Two income

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