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Start your company in Spain

Formation, registered office and bookkeeping — ready to operate from day one.

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Live in 19-21 days
  1. 1
    NIE and Name Certificate Day 1-5
    • Apply for NIE numbers for foreign founders
    • Request name certificate from Registro Mercantil Central
    • Draft estatutos sociales and shareholder resolutions
  2. 2
    Notario and Capital Deposit Day 6-10
    • Deposit share capital and obtain bank certificate
    • Sign escritura pública before Spanish notario
    • Submit Form D-1A foreign investment to Registro de Inversiones
  3. 3
    Tax ID and Registry Filing Day 11-14
    • Obtain definitive CIF from Agencia Tributaria
    • Register company at provincial Registro Mercantil
    • File Modelo 036 and enrol with Seguridad Social
Starts from
€2,828 first year, all-in
≈ $3,328
What's included
  • Company formation €1,400
  • Registered office €600 /year
  • Bookkeeping €69 /month
    See pricing tiers by revenue
    • ≤ €50K revenue €69 /month
    • €50K–200K €115 /month
    • €200K–500K €193 /month
    • €500K–1M €386 /month
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Why Spain?

Senior tech executives relocating to Barcelona or Madrid

The Spain Beckham Law lets qualifying inbound employees pay a flat 24% on Spanish source income up to €600K for six years, instead of progressive rates up to 47%. It's the strongest EU equivalent to the UK non dom regime for relocating operators.

Spain Beckham Law24% flat (vs 47%)6-year window

Iberian or LATAM facing operators needing an EU base

Spain has 95+ DTAs including all major LATAM economies and an unusually deep Spanish speaking talent pool. Patent Box reduces qualifying IP income by 60%, and newly created small companies pay 15% for their first two profitable years.

95+ DTAsPatent Box15% startup rate (2 years)

EU holdcos using the Spanish ETVE regime

The Spanish Holding ETVE regime gives near full participation exemption on qualifying foreign dividends and capital gains, with no minimum holding period beyond 12 months. It works well for groups holding LATAM subsidiaries from inside the EU.

Spanish Holding ETVE regimeParticipation exemptionLATAM treaty depth

Considerations

If raising US VC is the priority

Spanish SLs and SAs are not on the term sheet menu of US tier-1 funds. Most Spanish startups that raise institutional capital flip to a Delaware C-corp before Series A.

SL/SA off term sheetsDelaware flip pre Series A
→ Delaware (USA) Court of Chancery, VC default→ Ireland 12.5% CIT, English speaking, EU

If you want low headline tax and light admin

Spain's 25% headline rate, Spanish language filings and regional wealth taxes are real. Lighter EU options keep the EU access without the overhead.

25% headline CITSpanish filingsRegional wealth tax
→ Estonia 0% on retained profits, digital first→ Cyprus 12.5% CIT, IP box, English admin→ Portugal Lighter admin, IFICI (Portuguese IP regime) successor regime
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