CNAE, IAE, and Other Mythical Creatures
Your activity (or activities) has a CNAE and an IAE category. Let us explain what those are, what they mean, and what you should know about choosing both.
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What counts as a deductible expense, and what can you actually write off?
An overview of what you can deduct, what you can write off, and how to understand the difference between the two.
IRPF: Personal Income Tax
An introduction to IRPF, the Spanish Personal Income Tax. How does this work for freelancers, and what's the logic behind what to pay when?
VAT: "Your" money that isn't yours
You've just become a tax collector — whether you wanted to or not. This post is your introduction to VAT, starting at the national level. We'll get to intra-EU sales and exports (sales to clients outside Europe — even if they're services) in a later post.
Pension Plans for Freelancers (tax edition)
Spain has a public pension system, and part of your quota de autónomos contributes to this system. Here's how to figure out what that means for you (and what to do about it).
How to turn irregular revenue into regular income
As a freelancer, you are now the custodian of tax payments and your own social security contributions. Here's how to set up a predictable personal cash flow, even if your business income feels all over the place.
Your autónoma activity needs its own bank account
Part of the money in your business account doesn't belong to you. The sooner you treat that seriously, the less the quarterly tax bill will feel like a surprise attack.
To SL or not to SL, that is the question
Your gestoría ran the numbers. But nobody asked what you actually do with your money, what your five-year plan looks like, or how much admin complexity you actually enjoy.
EU invoices, ROI checks, and model 349
Marisa's gestor filed everything correctly. Every quarter, on time. Until one client restructured, a VAT number changed, and suddenly, there was a requerimiento waiting in her inbox.