Autonomo Spain
Autonomo Spain shares five years of experience with tax guides, tools, services, and clear explanations for freelancers in Spain.
Hi, I’m Adrienne. I’ve been autónoma in Spain for many years, and in this website I’ve put together some of what I’ve learned — and what I wish I’d known or had easy access to when I was starting out. More about me.
Over the years, I’ve worked with all sorts of clients in Spain, Europe and across the world and taken on all kinds of projects during my rather adventurous journey as an autónomo in Spain. Alongside the actual work, I’ve had to learn the ins and outs of the bureaucracy, work with tax deadlines, tracking revenue and expenses, even redoing an invoice or two because I got the format or VAT wrong.
It’s been a massive learning curve, but now I feel like I know what I’m doing, and I thought some of what I’ve picked up might be helpful to you too. So I decided to write it all down.
Articles
What is IVA?
IVA stands is Spain’s Value Added Tax (VAT) that may need to include on your invoice
Prodigi: Hopes
Prodigi has manual order approval, EU-based partners, & WooCommerce integration — all pluses for a print-on-demand business based in the EU.
Is there a Catalan government tax department?
The Agència Tributària de Catalunya (ATC) is the Catalan Tax Agency
What is declaración de la renta?
The Declaración de la Renta is Spain’s yearly income tax form
What is a sede electrónica website?
Use a Sede Electrónica website to access tax forms, submit declarations, check notifications, and manage your autónomo paperwork online.
What is the Register of Intra-Community operators?
You need to be in the register of intra-community operators if you are going to buy or sell goods or services to other EU countries without charging IVA/VAT.
Tarifa Plana: The first year discount for autónomos
Tarifa Plana is the first year discount for new freelancers/autonomos in Spain. There are conditions though…
Spanish Banks that Speak English
Spanish banks that speak English or have an English website that are both collaborators for Seguridad Social and AEAT.