The National Court (Audiencia Nacional) has concluded that the Tax Agency failed to prove the singer was a tax resident in Spain in 2011, and has ordered the refund of the paid amount, fines, and late-payment interest. The Spanish Tax Agency—increasingly under scrutiny—has already announced that it will ask the State Attorney’s Office (Abogacía del Estado) to appeal the ruling. “After more than eight years of enduring brutal public targeting,…

The Airef (Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility) published a report this Wednesday updating its analysis of the factors driving tax revenue growth in recent years. In the report, it estimates that tax revenues reached €320 billion in 2025, breaking records once again. According to the fiscal supervisor’s forecasts, this represents a 9.5% increase in collection. Another key finding of the document is that the Ministry of Finance has been able…

Five months after the end of the Income Tax payment period (June 30), and with barely 15 days left until the end of the year, the Treasury (Hacienda) has still not refunded the amounts from the last Income Tax declaration to 643,000 taxpayers. If it fails to do so before December 31, it will have to pay late payment interest (intereses de demora) for the delay, provided that the liquidation…

The Foundation for Applied Economics Studies (Fedea) has calculated that the non-adjustment for inflation of the Personal Income Tax (IRPF) for a family of four with a gross income of €50,000 has led to a 30% increase in the tax bill, although the effects are even greater in proportional terms for lower incomes. In its latest report, Fedea has analyzed the consequences of not updating the tax scale and the…

The government’s refusal to deflate the income tax rate has allowed Spain to close the year 2024 with a record tax collection, close to €300 billion. This does not prevent the government from proposing new tax increases in 2025. Some have already come into effect on January 1. Others will do so in the coming months:– Corporate Tax: Multinational companies with a turnover of more than €750 million will pay…

The tax on energy companies, which the Government created due to the recent inflation crisis and wanted to make permanent, will expire on December 31. This comes after the period for submitting amendments to the bill aimed at achieving that permanence has concluded. The Treasury did not gain the support of Junts – crucial for advancing the initiative. The elimination of the tax on electricity companies will result in a…