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Spain × Tax & International Structuring

Tax & International Structuring in Spain

Tax and structuring for businesses, investments and deals that cross borders. In Spain, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.

Who handles this workNamed WONE Global lead
  1. What happens next · 1WONE Global acknowledges your requirement and confirms what's involved.
  2. 2CIB Partners runs its conflict checks.
  3. 3We confirm David Bermejo Perramón as your named lead.
  4. 4You agree scope and fees directly with the firm before work begins.
Spain at a glanceWestern Europe

Madrid · Saturday 7 November

17:05

Local time

Currency
EUR
Working week
Monday – Friday
Dialling code
+34
Region
Western Europe
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What the rules say in Spain

Tax & International Structuring, the essentials

From the Spain market guide: the points that matter most for tax & international structuring, each with the source it was checked against.

Essentials guide · Source-checked research100% of statements checked against a source23 checked against an official source18 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-19Not yet professionally reviewed

  • The general corporate income tax rate in Spain is 25 percent.

    Newly created companies pay 15 percent in their first profitable tax period and the next one, except equity companies and new companies in a group.PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · checked 2026-10-19
  • Micro-enterprises with net turnover under EUR 1 million pay 21 percent on the first EUR 50,000 of taxable income and 22 percent on the excess for periods starting in 2025, and 19 and 21 percent for periods starting in 2026.

    Net turnover under EUR 1 million; part of a progressive three-year reduction.PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · checked 2026-10-19
  • The standard VAT rate in Spain is 21 percent, with a reduced rate of 10 percent and a super-reduced rate of 4 percent.

    Reduced rates apply to listed goods and services; the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla were not checked.PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · checked 2026-10-19
  • Domestic withholding tax on dividends and interest paid to non-residents without a treaty is 19 percent, and on royalties 19 or 24 percent.

    Dividends to an EU parent holding at least 5 percent for one year are exempt, as is interest paid to EU lenders, except through tax havens.PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · checked 2026-10-19
  • A Spanish branch of a non-resident company is taxed at the standard 25 percent rate, and profits repatriated to the head office bear 19 percent withholding unless the head office is resident in the EU.

    The EU exemption does not apply to tax haven residents.PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · checked 2026-10-19
  • Spanish transfer pricing documentation consists of a Master File and a Local File, with simplified content for groups with net turnover under EUR 45 million, and groups with consolidated turnover above EUR 750 million must file a country-by-country report.

    Related-party transactions.PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · checked 2026-10-19
  • Spanish corporate tax gives specific deductions for R&D, film and audiovisual productions and job creation.

    Conditions apply.Auren · checked 2026-10-19
  • Any administrator of a foreign entity acting as its legal representative in Spain must obtain a Spanish tax identification number (NIF) from the State Tax Administration Agency.

    Foreign entities investing in Spain.ICEX-Invest in Spain (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business) · checked 2026-10-19

Read the full guide: Tax, accounting and reporting

Scope

What the service covers here

  1. 01Review the proposed cross-border structure
  2. 02Identify direct and indirect tax exposures
  3. 03Consider withholding, treaty and transfer-pricing issues
  4. 04Coordinate implementation across the relevant jurisdictions

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What we will work through with you

  • What needs to be decided before tax & international structuring work starts?
  • Who is professionally responsible in each country?
  • Which other work, such as tax or employment, must happen at the same time?
  • What information and decisions are needed from the business?

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