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Iberian or LATAM facing operators needing an EU base, Spain
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)
Start setup {placement} 4 min · no card required
Corp tax
25%
Fastest setup
2 weeks
Tax treaties
95
Region
Europe
What you'll need
- No resident director required
- Local registered office required
- No substance requirement
- Minimum capital: EUR 1
- Administrative language: Spanish
- Legal system: Civil law
Tax and treaty profile
- Corporate tax 25%
- Effective rate ~23%
- Tax treaties 95
- VAT rate 21%
- Withholding on dividends 19%
Key treaty partners
FranceGermanyUKUSAPortugalItaly
Banking and payments
- Banking is straightforward
- Stripe supported
- Wise supported
- Crypto banking available
- EMI license framework available
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