Europe EU
Senior tech executives relocating to Barcelona or Madrid, Spain
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
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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