British investors who want to establish their business presence on the
Spanish market can benefit of the provisions stipulated in the agreement for the
avoidance of double taxation signed between
Spain and United Kingdom (UK). The
treaty was signed in March 2013 and it entered into force starting with 12th of June 2014.
The agreement became effective in both contracting states from 12th of June 2014 in respect to
withholding taxes. The requirements for the
collection of corporate tax were enforced after 1st of April 2015. The
stipulations of the contract in terms of
income tax and capital gains became applicable after the date of 6 April 2015. Businessmen who are interested in receiving information on the main benefits deriving from the
Spain-UK double tax treaty (DTA) can receive an in-depth presentation on the matter from
our team of Spanish company formation specialists.
Taxes covered by the Spain-UK DTA
The agreement signed by the two contracting states is available for income and capital taxes available for natural persons and legal entities, which are tax-residents of Spain or the United Kingdom.
According to the treaty, the Spanish authorities will refer to the following taxes:
• the income tax on individuals;
• the corporation tax;
• the income tax applicable to nonresident persons;
• the capital tax;
• taxes on income;
• taxes on capital.
The convention is available in the United Kingdom for the below mentioned taxes:
• the income tax;
• the corporation tax;
• the capital gains tax.
Article 4 of the
Spain-UK DTA defines the term
“resident” (of one of the two contracting states) as being any person who is
liable to taxation in that country in terms domicile, residence, place of management and any other aspects through which that individual is legally obliged to
pay taxes;
our team of company formation agents can provide more details.
Taxation of the business profits
It is important to know that, when
opening a company in Spain, the local authorities will impose the
income taxes only for the profits obtained through the place of business established on the
Spanish territory, if that establishment is a permanent establishment. As a general rule, the profits of a
British company operating overseas will be
taxed only in UK.