THINKING ABOUT MOVING TO ANOTHER COUNTRY?

 

In a previous article we explained the necessary requirements to become fiscal resident in Spain and the most significant was living in Spain for more than 183 days in a year, but what happens if you want to comeback to your country or going to a different country than Spain for living?  

In order to avoid any problems with the Spanish tax authorities we suggest that you obtain a certificate of tax residence in the country where you are resident now because if you live in that country for more than 183 days per year you will get the fiscal residency status in that country what means that you should declare all your incomes there (in case that any of your incomes comes from Spain we recommend you to check if any treaty between both countries is available to clarify where that specific income has to be taxed).

It’s important to get a fiscal residency certificate from your new home country because from the moment you don’t submit your taxes in Spain the Tax Office could require you to do it and you should show the fiscal certificate to justify that you are not longer resident in Spain.

Now, you must be attentive to the bilateral agreement between Spain and the country of destination. You should make sure that the certificate you apply there expressly say you are tax resident in that country within the meaning of the agreement.

As a side note , we recommend that if the certificate is issued in English as in other languages ​​the Tax Authorities may require you an official translation. Also, note that the document is valid for one year , after which, you should ask to renew it .
 

In addition to this,  to avoid problems with the Spanish Tax Authorities you must inform them about the change of address in the foreign country submitting the 030 form in any tax administration.

As you can check leaving fiscally Spain is easy, just make sure that you do the things properly in order to avoid any problem in the future and as we always recommend “if it matters leaves it in the hands of professionals”.

 For further details do not hesitate in contact VP Advisers.