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Tax and property guides for foreigners in Spain

This blog covers, in the detail a short answer cannot hold, the procedures that most affect anyone with a property, a business or interests in Spain without being Spanish: the Modelo 210 and its deadlines, the taxes on buying and selling, the municipal plusvalia, the NIE and the TIE, the digital certificate and tax residence. Every article carries its update date, because amounts and deadlines change from one year to the next.

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Grouped by topic. Each one answers in the first paragraph and then goes into detail, with links to the relevant service.

Non-residents

Modelo 210 explained: what it is and the deadlines in 2026

A guide to the Modelo 210 for non-residents: who has to file, which tax rates apply and the deadlines for imputed income, rental income and the sale of a property in Spain.

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Property

Municipal plusvalia tax for foreigners selling a property

What the municipal plusvalia (IIVTNU) is, who pays it when the seller is non-resident, the two calculation methods and the deadline for filing it after a sale.

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Non-residents

Taxes on selling a property in Spain as a non-resident

The 3% withholding, the Modelo 210 on the capital gain and the municipal plusvalia: which taxes a non-resident pays when selling a property in Spain, and by when.

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Non-residents

How rental income is taxed for non-residents in Spain

What tax a non-resident pays on renting out a property in Spain: the applicable rate, which expenses are deductible depending on your country of residence, the filing deadline and the months left empty.

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Digital certificate

How long the digital certificate takes and how to renew it

The three steps to obtain an FNMT digital certificate, how long each one really takes, how long it lasts and how to renew it online before it expires without repeating the identity check.

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NIE & immigration

NIE vs TIE: which one do you need and when

The NIE is an identification number; the TIE is the physical card evidencing a residence permit. What an EU citizen, a non-EU national and a property buyer each need.

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Property

Costs and taxes of buying a property in Spain

What buying in Spain really costs: transfer tax on resale, VAT and stamp duty on new builds, notary, Land Registry and gestoria fees, and the cadastral reference value that sets the tax base.

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Taxation

Tax residence in Spain: the 183-day rule explained

When you become a Spanish tax resident: the three statutory tests, what counts as a sporadic absence, what changes once you are one and how dual residence is resolved.

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