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Tax Advisors in Spain

Advisors in Spain handles personal income tax filing, non-resident tax returns, wealth tax, capital gains on property or investment sales, and Modelo 720 overseas-asset reporting.

Every case starts with the form below. Describe your situation, and a tax advisor who handles that exact type of filing takes your case, in English or Spanish, whichever you are most comfortable in.

Your advisor reviews your residency status, your income sources and your filing history before recommending a plan, and flags a Beckham Law, US filing, or bookkeeping need your case also raises along the way.

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Who Needs a Tax Advisor in Spain

  • You need an international tax advisor in Spain when your case involves foreign income, a mid-year change in tax residency, a property or investment sale, wealth tax exposure, or overlapping US filing obligations that a standard Renta return does not cover.
  • A single Spanish salary with no foreign income and a straightforward annual return is usually simple enough to file yourself; the case for an advisor grows with every extra country your money touches.
  • Foreign income, whether from employment, a pension, rental property or investments abroad, adds a layer of reporting the standard Renta return does not walk you through on its own.
  • A property or investment sale in the same tax year usually raises a capital gains question that changes what you owe and when you owe it.

A single Spanish salary, no foreign income and a straightforward annual return is usually simple enough to file yourself with the Agencia Tributaria's own Renta Web tool. See our guide on taxes in Spain for the self-serve basics.

What's Included With Your Tax Advisor

The advisor handles every filing below directly, from the first document to the final submission.

What You'll Need to Provide

NIE or NIF
Your Spanish tax ID, needed on every return filed with the Agencia Tributaria. See our NIE guide if you don't have one yet.
Residency documentation
Padron registration and your entry and exit dates for the year, since the Agencia Tributaria's 183-day test decides which return you file and when.
Income statements from every country of income
Payslips, pension statements, rental accounts and investment statements from each country you earned in during the tax year, not Spain alone.
Property or investment records
Purchase and sale contracts, valuations and brokerage statements for anything sold in the tax year, so a capital gain or loss can be calculated correctly.
Last year's Spanish and home-country returns
Your prior Renta return, if you filed one, and your most recent home-country return where a treaty credit or a foreign filing obligation applies.

How the Process Works

  1. You submit the qualification form

    A few questions cover your filing type, timeline and where your income comes from. Answering them submits a service request to Advisors in Spain; nothing goes to the Agencia Tributaria yet.

  2. A tax advisor takes your case

    The advisor who handles your filing type and situation takes your case directly.

  3. You have an initial consultation

    Your advisor reviews your residency status and income sources directly with you, in English or Spanish, and confirms which returns your case needs before any filing starts.

  4. Documents get collected

    Income statements, property records and prior returns get gathered from every country your case touches, translated where a Spanish authority needs it.

  5. The advisor prepares and files your return

    Your Renta, non-resident, wealth tax or Modelo 720 filing goes in with the advisor named as your representative where the form allows it.

  6. The advisor follows up on any Agencia Tributaria correspondence

    A request for more documents or a notice about your filing gets handled by the advisor, not left for you to read in Spanish and answer alone.

Timing: What to Expect and What Causes Delays

April 8 to June 30 for Renta and wealth tax; January 1 to March 31 for Modelo 720

What delays it

A missing NIE, foreign income documentation that hasn't been translated, and broker or bank statements that arrive late from abroad each delay a filing further toward its deadline. Non-resident filings on Modelo 210 run on a separate schedule from the Renta and Patrimonio campaign the Agencia Tributaria sets each year, and confusing the two windows is a common cause of a missed deadline.

What to prepare now

Gather your income statements from every country you earned in, your entry and exit dates for the residency test, and last year's returns before the qualification form goes in. Anything not already in Spanish needs a certified translation before an advisor can file it.

Beyond the return

Tax Cases That Need Different Specialist Support

Beckham Law Applications for Newcomers

Newcomers relocating to Spain for work, who have not been Spanish tax residents in the years immediately before the move, may qualify for the Beckham Law special regime under Article 93 of the Ley del IRPF. The regime applies a flat rate to Spanish-source employment income, not Spain’s progressive brackets, and carries its own application deadline measured from the date you start work or register with Spanish social security. A generalist tax advisor can flag whether you qualify, but the eligibility test and the application itself sit with a specialist who handles this regime daily. See Beckham Law Spain or work with an advisor who handles Beckham Law applications.

Spanish and US Filing for US Citizens and Green Card Holders

US citizens and green card holders keep their US filing duty wherever they live, and Spanish tax residency adds a second, parallel obligation on top of it, not a replacement for it. FinCEN’s FBAR requires a report once foreign accounts total more than $10,000 at any point in the year, filed on FinCEN Form 114 through the BSA E-Filing System. Above the FATCA thresholds, more than $200,000 in specified foreign financial assets on the last day of the year, or more than $300,000 at any point in it, for a single filer living abroad, the IRS requires Form 8938 attached to the regular US return. A tax advisor who works both sides of this overlap files the Modelo 720 declaration Spain requires and lines it up with what the US filing already reports, so the two returns describe the same assets the same way. See US expat taxes in Spain or work with an advisor who files both sides.

Bookkeeping, Payroll and VAT for Ongoing Businesses

A tax advisor plans and files complex or cross-border returns. A gestor handles the ongoing, routine side of the work: bookkeeping, payroll, VAT filings and the paperwork a business or a self-employed client generates every month. The two roles overlap for many self-employed clients, and a case that starts as a one-off filing question sometimes grows into an ongoing bookkeeping relationship once the first return is done. Accountants in Spain covers the gestor side of that work.

Filing windows, thresholds and the sourced figures on this page are current as of August 20, 2026, and are reviewed every year against BOE and Agencia Tributaria guidance.

Each filing type keeps its own deadline

Tell us which filing you're facing, a Renta return, a non-resident filing, wealth tax or Modelo 720, and we aim to reply within one business day.

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Common questions

Do I need a tax advisor in Spain, or can I file myself?
No, not if your situation is a single Spanish salary with no foreign income, since the annual Renta return covers that case with no extra complexity. Yes, if you have foreign income, a mid-year change in tax residency, a property or investment sale, wealth tax exposure, or a US filing overlap, since each of those touches a different form and deadline.
How much does a tax advisor charge?
Fees vary by case complexity, the number of jurisdictions involved and the advisor you work with. You get a quote in writing before any work starts.
Do US expats pay taxes in Spain?
Yes, once you meet the 183-day tax-residency test the Agencia Tributaria applies under Article 9 of the Ley del IRPF, Spain taxes your worldwide income the same as any other resident. That obligation runs alongside your US filing duty, which continues wherever you live, including FBAR for foreign accounts over $10,000 and, above the FATCA thresholds, Form 8938. See US expat taxes in Spain for how the two returns fit together.
Will Spain tax my US Social Security?
Yes. According to Agencia Tributaria's own guidance on the US-Spain tax treaty, Spain taxes it as part of your worldwide income once you're tax resident. The United States can tax the same payment as well, and the same guidance grants the Spanish credit for that US tax only where the United States taxed the income on grounds other than your US citizenship. Which of the two returns carries the relief is the question an advisor who files both sides settles before either one goes in.
What's the difference between a tax advisor and a gestor?
A gestor is an administrative agent who handles ongoing bookkeeping, payroll, VAT and routine filings for individuals and small companies. A tax advisor, or tax adviser, handles planning and complex or cross-border returns: residency changes, capital gains, wealth tax and cases that touch more than one country's tax system. Accountants in Spain covers the gestor side of the work separately from this page.
Is a tax adviser in Spain the same as a tax advisor?
Yes. Adviser and advisor are the British and American spellings of one word, and both describe the same role on this page: planning and complex or cross-border returns. A gestor covers the routine bookkeeping and filing instead.
Do non-residents need to file a Spanish tax return?
Yes, if you have Spanish-source income or own property in Spain, filed on Modelo 210, the non-resident income tax return, per the Agencia Tributaria's own filing rules. A property held for personal use, with no rental income, is declared through the same form as imputed income, on a schedule the Agencia Tributaria sets apart from the Renta calendar residents use.
What is Modelo 720 and do I need to file it?
Modelo 720 is the declaration Spanish tax residents file to report assets held outside Spain: bank accounts, securities and investments, and real estate, each counted as its own category. You need to file it once any one category exceeds 50,000 euros, or once a category already declared rises by more than 20,000 euros over what you last reported. The window for the 2025 tax year runs from January 1 to March 31, 2026.
Do I have to pay wealth tax in Spain?
Yes, if your net wealth exceeds the threshold, and the figure that applies to you depends on which autonomous community you're resident in, since several communities set their own exemption or rate. Wealth tax (Modelo 714) is filed on the same calendar as the Renta return, per the Agencia Tributaria. See wealth tax in Spain for the regional breakdown.
Can a tax advisor help with the Beckham Law special regime?
Yes, if you're relocating to Spain for work and haven't been a Spanish tax resident in the years immediately before the move, under Article 93 of the Ley del IRPF. A tax advisor confirms eligibility and files the application within the regime's own deadline, measured from your start date. See the Beckham Law special regime for the full eligibility criteria.

Why Work With Advisors in Spain

Every tax advisor who takes on a case meets the same standard and prepares and files your return directly.

  • Every advisor meets the same standard first.

    Every advisor who works on a case meets the same standard for qualification and experience in Spanish tax law. We tell you plainly if your case is not something we handle.

  • Every advisor works in English or Spanish.

    You explain your situation once, in English or Spanish, directly to the advisor who handles your filing.

  • Coordinated support for related matters.

    Spanish tax filing, Beckham Law, US filing and bookkeeping questions: we coordinate related requirements, with responsibility and scope agreed for each service.

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