Independent tax tools · Spain 2026

Taxes in Spain, made calculable

Estimate what reaches your bank account, whether Spain may treat you as tax resident, and which route applies to digital nomads, property owners, foreign heirs, wealth holders and qualifying users of the Beckham regime. The tools use published rules and show their assumptions.

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Start with your situation

These pages answer different questions. Tax residence comes first: it determines whether ordinary Spanish income tax, non-resident tax or a treaty may apply.

Compare a move to or from Spain

Equal-gross comparisons isolate payroll tax before you add housing, healthcare and other living costs. Each page names the location and exclusions behind the result.

United Kingdom

Spain vs UK taxes

Income Tax and National Insurance for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Germany

Spain vs Germany taxes

Progressive income tax, solidarity surcharge and statutory social insurance.

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Netherlands

Spain vs Netherlands taxes

Box 1 rates and the credits that create a salary crossover.

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Switzerland

Spain vs Switzerland taxes

A Zurich approximation with age-dependent pension and visible exclusions.

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UK retirees

Retiring to Spain from the UK

The lump-sum trap, the treaty, ISAs and the S1 — in the order the calendar demands.

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Leaving Spain

Leaving Spain: the exit checklist

The reverse 183-day rule, form 030, the exit tax and the flat that keeps a Spanish tax life.

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Retire: ES·PT·IT

Retire: Spain vs Portugal vs Italy

The map after NHR died: Italy's 7% widened, Portugal closed, and Spain's quiet case.

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RSUs & equity

RSUs & options under Beckham

Vests at a flat 24% and foreign gains outside Spanish tax: the equity playbook.

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Nomad visa

Digital nomad visa: income and net pay

€2,849/month to qualify, €2,190 to live on. The gap the visa guides never publish.

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US vs Spain

$100,000 in San Francisco vs Madrid

The tax gap is eight points — two under Beckham. Then rent decides the argument.

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US citizens

401(k), IRA and Roth in Spain

The traditional accounts are predictable. The Roth is the one that surprises people — and the fund rules squeeze from both sides.

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US citizens

US nomads: three tax systems, one plan

The IRS follows you, some states never let go, and Spain has its own rules — sequenced correctly, they connect.

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New arrivals

Your first tax year in Spain

The expat calendar: the 183-day clock, the six-month Beckham window, form 720 in March and your first Renta.

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Asia

Taxes: Spain vs Asia

Tax-to-GDP, top rates and expat regimes across Japan, South Korea, China, India and Singapore.

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Indicative checker

Could you be tax resident in Spain?

Spanish domestic law can treat a person as resident when any main test is met. A double-tax treaty may then be needed if another country also claims residence.

This is a screening tool, not a residence certificate. Sporadic absences may count towards the day test, residence is determined for the whole calendar year, and treaty tie-breaker rules can change the final answer.

Resolve these questions in order

Where are you tax resident?Check days, economic interests, family indicators and any applicable tax treaty.
Do you qualify for a special regime?The Beckham regime has eligibility conditions and a six-month application deadline.
Which income and assets are in scope?Salary, foreign income, savings, property and wealth can follow different rules.

How Spanish personal taxation fits together

Ordinary tax residents

  • Income tax combines a state scale and a regional scale.
  • Personal and family allowances can reduce the bill.
  • Employee social security is separate from income tax.
  • Worldwide income is generally relevant, subject to treaties and credits.

Special or non-resident cases

  • The Beckham regime generally taxes qualifying employment income at 24% up to €600,000.
  • Non-residents are taxed under separate rules on Spanish-source income.
  • Wealth and reporting obligations depend on status and asset location.
  • Foral territories have their own rules and require extra care.

Why the region matters

Under the ordinary regime, autonomous communities set their own part of income tax and many deductions. The same gross salary can therefore produce a different estimated net amount in Madrid, Catalonia, Valencia or Andalusia. The salary calculator makes that regional layer visible instead of applying one national average.

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