Tax residency and working remotely in Spain

There is no doubt that Spain is still a top destination despite Brexit as attested by Boris Johnson’s last trip to Marbella. In fact going back and forward to Spain is like commuting for many.

In general expats and foreigners feel at home in Spain and rarely worry about their tax position despite horror stories about unfair Spanish tax embargos and investigations. There is a widespread perception that the Spanish tax system is laid back and easy going.

Therefore we as UK tax advisers do not usually get involved with the Spanish tax system. Most clients still prefer Google to a qualified tax opinion as seen in the searches for ‘Spanish tax’ in English with over 400 million results.

Sort out the Spanish tax position

The reality is that some of those UK tax residents with interests in...