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Taxes

Tax residency, the Beckham Law and what US and UK citizens still owe at home.

• Spain Tax Residency 2026: The 183-Day Rule and Other Tests

  Spain taxes you as a resident if you spend over 183 days a year there or your economic interests are based there. The tests, treaty tie-breakers, move year.

• Beckham Law Spain 2026: 24% Flat Tax, Eligibility and How to Apply

  The Beckham regime taxes Spanish-source income at a flat 24% up to €600,000 for six tax years. Who qualifies, the 5-year rule, family, and modelo 149 deadline.

• US Taxes for Americans in Spain 2026: 1040, FEIE, FBAR and PFICs

  Americans in Spain still file with the IRS. 2026 FEIE: $132,900. FBAR from $10,000, Form 8938 from $200,000. What the tax treaty does and does not do.

• UK Pensions and Tax in Spain 2026: Treaty Rules, Form and S1

  Under the UK–Spain treaty, State and private pensions are taxed only in Spain once you are resident. How to stop UK tax, why ISAs are not tax-free, the S1.

• Modelo 720 in 2026: Foreign Assets Reporting, Thresholds, Penalties

  Spanish tax residents with over €50,000 in a category of assets abroad file modelo 720 by 31 March. Thresholds, penalties after the 2022 EU ruling, Beckham.

• Spain Wealth Tax 2026: €700,000 Exemption, Regions and Non-Residents

  Spain's wealth tax exempts the first €700,000 and €300,000 of your main home, but regions change it a lot. Rates, the €3M solidarity tax and non-resident rules.