Important issue before payment of any tax in Spain.

¿When are you by law considered to be a tax resident in Spain?

You are a Spanish tax resident if you spend more than 183 days in Spain during one year (1st of January to 31st of December).  When establishing this term short periods of absence from Spain are not taken into account, unless you can prove that you live for more than 183 days in another country.

Having a residence permit in principle is evidence that you intend to stay in Spain and pay taxes here but not having this document does not prove your non-residency for tax purposes.

Also the tax office presumes that you are a Spanish resident if your centre of vital interest is located in Spain or if your spouse and children of minor age live in this country, unless you are legally separated or you can prove that you are tax resident in another country. Normally the way to prove in these cases that you are non resident for tax purposes in Spain is by way of a Certificate issued by the Tax office of your country of residence confirming that you are resident for tax purposes in such country.

On the contrary if you do not comply with any of the above you will be considered as a Spanish non resident from a tax point of view.

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