Working guides on incorporating and running a Spanish company from abroad — formation, tax activation, banking, market-entry strategy, cross-border structures by country, US-Spain planning, the EU AI Act and marketing in Spain. Written for the decisions that are expensive to get wrong.
Worked backwards from 1 January — and what is still achievable if you start late.
The 2026 end-to-end guide to incorporating without residency.
How the escritura is signed by power of attorney, without flying in.
Capital, governance and transferability compared.
The €3,000 minimum and what banks read into the amount.
Authority, liability and how banks read the appointment.
The individual tax number every foreign founder needs first.
The estatutos trap, IRPF/IRNR withholding and the RETA rule.
Pick a city and see what actually changes. Six cities, four rulebooks, and three that are identical.
Spanish law names the Philippines: nationality in two years instead of ten, plus treaty and social security.
It exempts rather than credits, calls a shop a PE, and catches consignment stock.
Origin proofs, the 2026 rule change, and two Spanish cities outside the customs union.
Five arraigo routes, and a qualifying period cut from three years to two in May 2025.
Form FC before you remit, 400% of net worth, and the filing that blocks your dividends home.
A 1993 treaty, not the OECD model: six-month projects, sales outlets, and force of attraction.
25%, a third, or half with family. The threshold that costs 448 euro a month from 2026.
Answer three questions, get your route, your form and a checklist built for your case.
One year tied to a region, or three years nationally. The split most applicants never hear about.
Withholding caps on dividends, interest and royalties for every country, in one table.
What the Entry/Exit System records, and where Spanish tax residence really begins.
Never debated, never voted. And the real non-EU premium nobody mentions.
Annual grouping, an April window, and a new form. Which rule applies to you.
20% for ten years against 24% for six. Eligibility decides it, not the rate.
Activity codes, VAT and ROI declared right on the census form.
The classification mismatch that stalls bank and ROI applications.
Box 582, the NIF-IVA and why it belongs at incorporation.
What the difference means for banking, VAT and invoicing.
CNAE codes, OSS, Amazon.es, Miravia and fulfilment logistics.
Two obligations, two deadlines — and one is already in force.
Every filing, both authorities, and what a missed deadline costs.
24% for six years — and the six-month window that decides it.
Real cost, contract types, the convenio and social security.
The gap between forming a company and making it operate.
The setup errors that stop revenue before it begins.
How the operating and holding layers fit together across the EU.
Market size, tax and operations compared for an EU base.
When a non-EU buyer needs government authorisation before closing.
Treaty rates, the Wegzugsbesteuerung deferral and Ley Beckham.
SL setup, treaty rates and permanent establishment risk.
EU presence, IP structures and an exceptional royalty treaty.
Treaty rates, post-FATF banking and the visa routes after Golden Visa.
Structure, tax and banking for Gulf investors entering the EU.
EU access, euro operations and the banking window after FATF removal.
Treaty rates, EU market access and Spanish nationality in two years.
EU entry, SL formation and banking for Indian founders.
Rates, PE rules and the MFN royalty reduction explained.
The 2026 guide to structure, tax and banking from Morocco.
When the Dutch entity alone stops working, and what an SL adds.
The 1971 convention, its 2026 successor, and the real-estate provision.
Substance, beneficial ownership and what survives scrutiny.
Why IRAP matters more than the headline rate, and why most run both.
What it governs, and what the EU directives govern instead.
An honest comparison, including where Italy genuinely wins.
Same corporate rate, very different cost of employing people.
Residence, employment income and cross-border workers.
Why a shared border increases exposure instead of removing it.
The EU gateway that speaks a language your team already works in.
Technical services taxed as royalties, and interest on equity.
Where the bridge works, and where the marketing outruns reality.
Treaty rates, real substance and the permanent establishment mistake.
How the 2013 Protocol changed the withholding maths.
The effective-management trap, hybrid mismatch and when an SL is cleaner.
When SaaS, consulting or e-commerce creates taxable presence.
24% domestic vs 0% treaty — and the substance needed to earn it.
Treaty rates, tiers and the conditions to reduce the rate.
Article 22, Article 54 and the authorised-representative requirement.
The two questions that set every AI Act obligation, and the Annex III list.
What the 2026 simplification package changed — and what it did not.
The AESIA advantage, while most member states have no designated supervisor.
US rules are loosening; the EU AI Act is not. Why selling AI into Europe still means an EU footing.
The market, the regions, the funnel and the compliance layer — with all fifteen guides.
Search intent in Spanish, google.es and why translated keywords fail.
WhatsApp, Instagram and TikTok Shop — where discovery actually starts.
What it costs, where it works, and the Spanish commercial calendar.
Around 95% reach, and almost no foreign entrants using it.
The signals that decide whether a foreign brand is credible here.
Castilian, Catalan, Galician, Euskara — and what is not translation.
Turning Spanish traffic into completed orders.
How Spanish buyers verify a supplier they have never heard of.
LSSI-CE, AEPD guidance and the fines that follow a bad banner.
Why Spain is opt-in, and what your consent record must prove.
Disclosure, registration thresholds and prohibited categories.
What Autocontrol polices — and how competitors use it.
Marketplaces, consumer law and delivery geography.
Relationships, references and where cold email stops working.
The document that prevents the most expensive six months.
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