{"id":103612,"date":"2026-05-18T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T06:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/?p=103612"},"modified":"2026-05-18T08:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T06:00:21","slug":"living-in-spain-working-for-foreign-company-taxes-procedures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/hogar\/living-in-spain-working-for-foreign-company-taxes-procedures\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Living in Spain and working for a foreign company: which requirements and laws should you consider in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"table table-striped table-color-200\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Workers who <strong>reside in Spain for more than 183<\/strong> days a year acquire the status of tax residents and must <strong>pay Income Tax (IRPF) on their worldwide income in Spain<\/strong>, regardless of where the salary is generated.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>\u00abBeckham Law\u00bb<\/strong> for digital nomads allows for a fixed tax rate of 24% up to \u20ac600,000.<\/li>\n<li>Spain has <strong>Double Taxation Agreements<\/strong> in place to prevent workers from paying taxes on the same income in two different countries, allowing for the deduction of amounts paid abroad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Many professionals choose Spain for its climate and services but are unsure about how to declare their foreign salary.<\/p>\n<p>At Fotocasa, we explain in simple terms <strong>what the regulations say about tax residency, how to apply for the new visas, and what options exist for Social Security contributions<\/strong>. In this guide, we will analyze the deadlines, the required documents, and the advantages of special regimes such as the \u00abBeckham Law\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>What is the main factor that determines whether you should pay your taxes in Spain or in your country of origin?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-path-to-node=\"6\">What determines where you should pay your taxes? Tax Residency<\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\"><span data-path-to-node=\"7,0\">The main criterion that establishes tax liability is tax residency. A taxpayer is understood to have their habitual residence in Spanish territory when they stay in Spain for more than 183 days during the calendar year<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"7,2\">. For this calculation, sporadic absences are counted, unless the worker proves their tax residency in another country<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"7,4\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">In addition to time, there are other factors that determine this residency:<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"><span data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Center of interests:<\/b> That the base of their economic activities or interests, directly or indirectly, is located in Spain<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0,2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2417d7b59436a1a5-226\" data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"><span data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Family presumption:<\/b> Residency is presumed if the spouse (not legally separated) and dependent underage children habitually live in Spain<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0,2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"10\">What permits do you need to live in Spain while teleworking depending on your origin?<\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">EU citizens may reside in Spain without the need for special permits, while non-EU citizens who wish to live in Spain and work in another country will normally have to resort to other visas, such as the Digital Nomad Visa.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">Important: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/buyers\/how-to-buy-a-house-in-spain-as-a-non-resident-foreigner\/?lang=en\">buying a house<\/a> in Spain does not automatically grant you tax residency.<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"12\">What permits do EU\/EEA\/Swiss citizens need to live in Spain?<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\"><span data-path-to-node=\"13,0\">Citizens of the European Union have the right to reside and work in Spain <strong>without special permits<\/strong> thanks to free movement agreements<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"13,2\">. However, if the stay exceeds <b data-path-to-node=\"13,2\" data-index-in-node=\"41\">3 months<\/b>, it is mandatory to <strong>register with the Central Register of Foreign Nationals<\/strong><\/span><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"14\">Living in Spain as a non-EU citizen: how to apply for the Digital Nomad Visa?<\/h3>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2417d7b59436a1a5-228\" data-path-to-node=\"15\"><span data-path-to-node=\"3,0\">Professionals from outside the European Union who wish to live in Spain while working for a company abroad can apply for the international teleworking residency <strong>as long as their work activity is 100% remote<\/strong><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"3,2\"><strong>.<\/strong> This authorization allows them to reside in Spain while working for companies located outside the national territory<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"3,4\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fotocasa is the expert real estate portal if you are looking for your home in Spain and want to resolve your doubts about housing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":282,"featured_media":103621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"yes","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4285,2285],"tags":[13692,13548,14995,15100,15103,14821,13552,13551,13549,13688,13550,15099,15098,13547,15101,15102,15104],"class_list":["post-103612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-consultorio","category-hogar","tag-buy","tag-buy-in-spain","tag-digital-nomad","tag-digital-nomad-visa","tag-expats-in-spain","tag-foreign","tag-housing-doubts","tag-housing-experts-in-spain","tag-housing-purchase-market-spain","tag-lifestyle","tag-live-in-spain","tag-living-in-spain","tag-living-in-spain-working-for-a-foreign-company","tag-real-estate-market","tag-remote-work","tag-spanish-tax-system","tag-working-abroad"],"modified_by":"Patricia Andr\u00e9s","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/282"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}