Tax and accounting for non-residents in Spain: we keep you compliant, wherever you live

Owning a property in Spain creates tax obligations that have nothing to do with what you already pay back home, and nothing to do with your annual IBI bill either. Even a property that's empty all year and earns you nothing can still owe Spanish tax. Most foreign owners find this out from a penalty notice, not from us telling them in advance.

At Sol-4 Gestión, we handle your Spanish tax obligations year after year, not just once. Whether it's rented, empty, or recently sold, we tell you exactly what's owed and file it on time.

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  • ✦25 years on the Costa Blanca
  • ✦English, Spanish and German
  • ✦Response within 24 hours
  • ✦2,500+ operations handled

What most non-resident owners don't realize about Spanish tax

Spanish tax for non-residents isn't complicated because the rules are unclear. It's complicated because almost nobody explains it before it becomes a problem.

01
Common Problems

These are the situations we see regularly

None of this needs to catch you out when someone is tracking your deadlines every year, not just the year you asked for help.

  • Believing that paying IBI (the local council tax) covers everything owed to the Spanish tax authorities — it doesn't; it's a separate, local tax.
  • Not knowing that an empty, unrented property still generates an annual tax bill, simply for being owned by a non-resident.
  • Discovering that the tax rate and the deductions allowed are genuinely different depending on whether you live in the EU/EEA or not.
  • Missing the filing deadline and only finding out when a penalty notice arrives, with interest already added.
  • Assuming the 3% withheld on a sale automatically settles everything — it's only a payment on account, not the final tax bill.
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What We Do Differently

What we do differently

We don't just file one form. We tell you which ones apply to you, every year.

Spanish non-resident tax depends on your specific situation — rented, empty, sold, or held through a company — and that situation can change from one year to the next.

  • We confirm exactly what you owe, and why. Not a generic estimate, a calculation based on your actual property and your actual country of residence.
  • We check whether a tax treaty changes the picture. Spain has double taxation agreements with more than 90 countries, and they can reduce what you owe.
  • We keep ongoing accounts if your property is rented. So every deductible expense is recorded and ready when the return is due, not reconstructed in a panic in January.
  • We track your deadlines every year, not just this one. Non-resident tax isn't a one-off filing — it's an annual obligation for as long as you own the property.

Many owners only find out they've been filing the wrong form, or missing one entirely, when a penalty notice arrives years later. We check this before it becomes a problem, not after.

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How the process works: step by step

01

Initial consultation

We ask about your property — rented, empty, recently sold, held personally or through a company — because that determines which obligations actually apply to you.

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02

Confirming your tax residency and any treaty that applies

We confirm your country of residence for tax purposes and check whether a double taxation agreement changes the rate or the deductions available to you.

03

Setting up your ongoing accounts, if the property is rented

We record income and deductible expenses as they happen, so nothing is missing when the return is due.

04

Filing the right return at the right time

An annual return for rental income, an annual return for imputed income if the property isn't rented, or a return within the deadline if you've sold — each has its own form and its own date.

05

Reconciling the 3% withholding, if you've sold

We calculate the real tax owed on the sale and reclaim any excess over what was withheld, or settle the difference if the withholding fell short.

06

Keeping you on schedule every year

We contact you ahead of each deadline, so this stays a routine filing, not an annual scramble.

What's included in our service

Confirming which Spanish tax obligations apply to your specific situation

Rented, empty, sold or held through a company.

Filing your annual non-resident tax return, even if the property isn't rented

Imputed income declared and settled on time.

Keeping ongoing accounts if the property is rented, so deductible expenses aren't missed

Income and expenses recorded as they happen.

Filing your rental income return annually or quarterly, whichever applies to you

Within the correct deadlines every time.

Reconciling the 3% withholding when you sell a property

Excess reclaimed or balance settled.

Checking whether a double taxation treaty reduces what you owe

Before filing anything.

Tracking your deadlines every year, with reminders ahead of each one

This stays a routine filing, not an annual scramble.

Explaining every figure in plain English before anything is filed

So you understand what you're paying and why.

Why Sol-4 Gestión

Tax problems compound. We catch them before they do.

For over 25 years, we've filed Spanish tax returns for foreign owners on the Costa Blanca, not just once, but year after year. We know which mistakes cost the most, because we've corrected them for clients who came to us after filing alone.

We treat this as an annual relationship, not a one-off filing. Your obligations don't end after the first return, and neither does our involvement.

We treat this as an annual relationship, not a one-off filing

Your obligations don't end after the first return, and neither does our involvement.

We respond within 24 hours

A tax question left unanswered near a deadline is exactly how penalties happen.

We explain every figure in plain English

So you understand what you're paying and why, not just a total at the bottom of a form.

We can handle this entirely without you travelling to Spain

Frequently asked questions about tax and accounting for non-residents in Spain

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We'll read it, we'll come back to you within 24 hours, and we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right people to help. No pressure, no commitment.

Email Us info@sol-4gestion.com
Call Us +34 966 71 51 81
Visit Us C/ Aneto 1, Local 3 - Box 52
Benimar I, Benijófar, Spain

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