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Business Project in Spain: Conditions for Obtaining Residence Permits

The Law to Support Entrepreneurs and Internationalization in Spain establishes various opportunities that may entitle investors and entrepreneurs from non-EU countries to obtain a visa or a residence permit. The …

International Investments Star in the Spanish Real Estate Sector’s Revival

The Spanish real estate sector begins to show signs of recovery, mainly thanks to foreign investments. According to various sources, these foreign investments will reactivate the real estate sector in …

The Social Security Contributions of University Interns in Spain

Since 2011, the Spanish Social Security System (System) has excluded university students.  Thus, companies have not had to contribute to the System on behalf of their student interns. However, this …

Introduction of the Law to Support Entrepreneurs in Spain

The Spanish Congress of Deputies (Government) approved the Law to Support Entrepreneurs and Internationalization on September 19, 2013, which became effective shortly after its publication in the BOE (Official Spanish …

Viva España

In the first few days of September, the investment company Morgan Stanley upgraded its growth outlook for Spain. The company recently launched its last report, Viva España, which outlines recommendations …

Application of cash basis in the management of the VAT in Spain

With the new Law of Entrepreneurs, which will enter into force in 2014, the new cash basis for managing the VAT willreplace the old accrual basis. With the new system, the supplier does not need to enter the VAT until the customer is charged and the customer cannot deduct the VAT until they have paid the invoice.

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Housing Price Evolution in Spain

According to a report from Euroval, a Spanish appraisal firm, Barcelona and San Sebastian registered a higher value of apartments during the first half of 2013. Huelva and Lleida registered lower prices. The biggest range in prices of apartments was in Madrid: between 62 and 198 thousand euros.

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Law 4/2013 against delinquency in business transactions in Spain

Royal Decree Law 4/2013 adopts measures against delinquency in business transactions in Spain. The article enumerates some of the modifications of the new Law.

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Application for Residence Visa by Acquiring Property

The article discusses the main steps in the process of acquiring property in Spain and how to apply for a residence visa based on the acquisition. The initial residence permit can be renewed for another set of 2 years by presenting the corresponding documents before the Large Companies Unit of the Spanish Ministry of Employment and Social Security.

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Spain publishes the new special VAT cash regime’s rules

The new VAT cash regime allows business owners to pay the tax when it is effectively paid rather than when the bill is issued. This option is available to small and medium sized companies as well as self-employed persons with a total revenue of less than 2 million euros.

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