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Running a UK Ltd Company in Spain

Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 7:26am
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PDupont

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Hello All

I came to Spain about 4 years ago and was spending a lot of time in London working also but got spanish residency December 2020 Just before Brexit. I freelance for London based companies and all my work is done remotely for the the UK. Anyhow when I applied for residency I mentioned this at city hall and they said I could put on my application that I was living on savings and buy private healthcare, I did also give over documents of registration of my UK Ltd company when I applied for residency also. Since then I have not been contacted by the Spanish tax authorities and not registered to pay tax here, although I have been here over 183 days in the years since registering (2021, 2022). If I register I will prob have to register as autonomo and be employed by my UK Ltd company (is this correct). Autonomo social security is ridiculous, something like 200EUR/month even if you're taking a salary of 700/month, I pay private healthcare so I dont need the healthcare part of it, and to receive a pension from it I need to be paying tax for 5 years in Spain I beleive, and I may not live here that long...

My question is - how would the tax authorities know I am here 183 days a year? Also why wpuld they check if I havent heard anything already? My earnings are pretty small (less than 40K a year) and all from UK companies going to my UK account.

Is it worth me registering for tax in Spain.

Thanks!

​​​​​​​Paul

Holaitsdavid

Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 3:00pm

Holaitsdavid

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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 3:00pm

Complex you need specialist advice, as a resident if the main shareholder, with control of the business, they can 'deem your company as Spanish'. The good news is there is a provision where people can earn up to about 60K a year from employment abroad if you pay taxes there from employment, you need to research this, the self-employed route here not a good path to go down. You need to make some moves before the tax authorities get to you., which they will.  You also need to get a return in ASAP. 

I suggest you go to this web site,   https://taxadora.com/ it can all be done online, the owner knows his stuff and will answer E Mails very fast, he has a team of experts. They are very good, I'm not an accountant so get professional advice, but I suggest you organise your shares, so you do not have control and just an employee. (Dividends get complex. worth avoiding)    

 https://es.linkedin.com/in/vilho-heiskanen-13273613

  

PDupont

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 1:53am

PDupont

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Location: Almogía

Joined: 25 Oct 2022

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 1:53am

Holaitsdavid wrote on Tue Oct 25, 2022 3:00pm:

Complex you need specialist advice, as a resident if the main shareholder, with control of the business, they can 'deem your company as Spanish'. The good news is there is a provision where people can earn up to about 60K a year from employment abroad if you pay taxes there from employment, you n...

...eed to research this, the self-employed route here not a good path to go down. You need to make some moves before the tax authorities get to you., which they will.  You also need to get a return in ASAP. 

I suggest you go to this web site,   https://taxadora.com/ it can all be done online, the owner knows his stuff and will answer E Mails very fast, he has a team of experts. They are very good, I'm not an accountant so get professional advice, but I suggest you organise your shares, so you do not have control and just an employee. (Dividends get complex. worth avoiding)    

 https://es.linkedin.com/in/vilho-heiskanen-13273613

  

Great thanks for this advice.

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