STREET MARKET: AN ALTERNATIVE TO BECOME SELF-EMPLOYED

 

Markets , stalls, stands ... who has not ever gone to the weekly appointment that many towns and municipalities held for decades? Whether markets in weekly markets or in the streets, this activity is an important commercial and tourist boost for many regions and, with the advent of the crisis, has experienced tremendous growth in recent years. According to The Economist, in Spain there are between 3500 and 5000 markets that generate 50,000 direct jobs and 60,000 indirect jobs. So the street vending has become in recent years one of the new alternatives of self-employment for many unemployed or for those looking to supplement their income with other activities.

"We are all in favour of growth and job creation in Europe", says Rajoy

 

The President of the Government and the President of the French Republic analysed, in Paris, how to increase economic growth in Europe in order to help generate well-being and wealth. ​Mariano Rajoy and François Hollande met within the framework of the 24th France-Spain Summit, where among other issues, they tackled the energy interconnections between the two countries, the economic situation in Europe and collaboration in the fight against terrorism and organised crime.

Special Agreement with he Social Security Office.

 

 

It is an agreement signed voluntarily by the workers with the Treasury General of the Social Security with the aim of generating, maintaining or extending, in certain situations, the entitlement to Social Security benefits, and with the obligation to pay the corresponding contribution payment to their exclusive account.

Non Resident Tax

A person who is non fiscal resident in Spain and is getting any kind of income in this country during the year has to be declaring and paying taxes for the incomes received. The most common case is a Non Resident person who owns a holiday house or property in Spain.

Simplified invoices, forget about tickets

Although the new concept of simplified invoice, has nearly 2 years (since January 2013, which took effect), there are still questions about what they are and when to use them.

What is it? Current law sets aside the figure of the old tickets and invoices simplified situate them halfway between the bills we already know and the tickets, the content on simplified invoices is wider than the tickets but lower than the ordinary invoices.

Government of Spain commits to shopping tourism with a specific plan for 2015

 

 

The Government of Spain has presented its '2015 Shopping Tourism Plan'. This is the first time that such a document has been jointly drafted by the Ministries of Industry, Energy and Tourism; Economic Affairs and Competition; the Treasury and Public Administration Services; and Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. Additional support was provided by the regional governments and the private sector.

Pro-forma invoice - What is a pro-forma invoice?

 

As we have seen in previous articles in our blog there are different documents that can appear in a commercial relationship, documents such as budgets, delivery notes, invoices ... today we will talk about the Pro-forma Invoice which is a document that is sent to a buyer in certain circumstances - usually before all of the invoice details are known.

1,566,953 foreign citizens registered with Spanish Social Security system in October

 

The number of foreign citizens registered with the Spanish Social Security System stood at 1,566,953 in October, a decline of 0.97% on the previous month.

​The highest figures for foreign workers correspond to Romania, Morocco, China and Ecuador, with 270,985, 183,058, 91,554 and 73,280, respectively.

WHY IS IMPORTANT TO PRODUCE A SPANISH WILL

We should know about how important is having a will in Spain in case of people national of other countries when they have property in Spain as it can be a house, and being or not residents in Spain.

Making a will in Spain will protect the rights of the family members and heirs and gets easier the way to claim an inheritance in Spain by reducing costs and paperwork, by a citizen of another country. In fact, the process is much more complex and expensive if there is no Spanish Will produced, because claiming an intestate inheritance in Spain or one produced in the country of origin with respect to the property in Spain requires a large amount of time, money and documents that will be affecting directly the heirs.

THE LIMITED LIABILITY ENTERPRENEUR

 

One of the main advantages of using a limited company with respect to carry on the business compared with doing it as a self-employed person is that the personal assets of directors and partners are protected against any corporate debt. The recent Entrepreneur Law creates limited liability through which individuals may avoid liability for business debts concerning their main house under certain conditions.