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Tax inspection reports: what changes for companies
Tax inspection reports: what changes for companiesas

When a Spanish Tax Agency inspection reaches its final stage, the company needs to understand what is recorded in the inspection report, how it is formalised and what consequences may arise from signing it. Since 29 October 2026, the Spanish Tax Agency has applied new rules governing the preparation, signature and processing of tax inspection

New €2 customs handling fee for international e-commerce: what companies should review
New €2 customs handling fee for international e-commerce: what companies should review

Companies selling products from countries outside the European Union are facing new changes affecting their e-commerce operations. From 1 November 2026, a new €2 customs handling fee per category of items is expected to apply, adding to existing import costs. The measure will affect certain distance sales to European consumers, including goods shipped from countries

Tax inspections and access to company computers: what can the Spanish Tax Agency require?
Tax inspections and access to company computers: what can the Spanish Tax Agency require?

Can a company provide its accounting records on paper and refuse access to information stored on its computers? A recent ruling by Spain’s Central Economic-Administrative Tribunal, TEAC, has brought this issue back into focus. The Tribunal has upheld a penalty of more than €500,000 imposed on a company that prevented access to certain digital information

Capitalisation reserve for asset-holding companies: the Spanish Directorate-General for Taxes confirms its application and the 25% limit
Capitalisation reserve for asset-holding companies: the Spanish Directorate-General for Taxes confirms its application and the 25% limit

Being an asset-holding company does not prevent a company from applying the capitalisation reserve for Spanish Corporate Income Tax purposes. The Spanish Directorate-General for Taxes (DGT) confirmed this in a 2026 binding ruling concerning a company that leases commercial premises and has no employees managing those rentals. In addition, the DGT clarified an issue that

VERI*FACTU: invoicing foreign clients does not exclude the obligation in Spain
VERI*FACTU: invoicing foreign clients does not exclude the obligation in Spain

The Spanish Directorate-General for Taxation has clarified two important issues regarding the application of VERI*FACTU: invoices issued to foreign clients may also be subject to this regulation, and invoicing software cannot include fictitious companies within its real production environment. These clarifications come while companies continue preparing their invoicing software systems. Corporate Income Tax taxpayers must

Non-Resident Income Tax and Large Fortunes: changes to Forms 210, 213, 296 and 718
Non-Resident Income Tax and Large Fortunes: changes to Forms 210, 213, 296 and 718

The Spanish Tax Agency has approved several changes to tax forms that affect non-residents, foreign entities, international investors and large estates with tax obligations in Spain. Although these changes relate to forms and filing templates, they should not be seen as a merely technical update. In practice, they may affect the information that must be

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