It’s February and I’m only getting around to uploading my first post of the year. January just does not exist at this office for anything else that doesn’t have to do with quarterly and year end taxes; it’s all a blur to be honest. Besides the obvious tax deadlines, there are always major changes at the start of any year. So far, 2020 has started with a bang. We are still reeling from yet another change in IGIC tax from 1st January (yes, it went from 7% in 2018 down to 6,5% in 2019 and well, why not put it back up to 7% in 2020?!), quarterly and year end taxes, and of course BREXIT and everything that will bring with it.

Anyway, moving on with the topic at hand, we are living in a technological age and Public Administrations are using these aids as a means to check up on our personal situations and whether or not we are complying with our legal obligations as either citizens or business owners. How are they doing this?


It is that time of year again when our attention turns to the dreaded personal income tax return otherwise known “fondly” here as Declaración de IRPF, Declaración de la renta or simply Renta. For some it is a joyous occasion to get money back from the state (how often does that happen?) but for those who perhaps had a particularly good year, it can be a nail biting moment as they discover how much more money they have to pay the tax office. Either way, for the majority, it is a yearly obligation so here are a few titbits on how the Renta works in Spain.