Taxes for expats in Spain

One of the many remarkable aspects of Europe is its tax system.

Simply stated, each country operates via the 183-day rule.

If you do not spend more than 183 days in a specific country, you do not owe any income tax to that country.

It is one of the most powerful forms of self-sovereignty you can possess.

Thus, I spend approximately 6 months at my Spanish residence, and the other 6+ months are spread across my other EU residences, and I do not become a tax resident at any of them.

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@Cheryl thanks for posting this very timely note.  We are planning our move to Spain from Canada and trying to figure out the tax implications of being residents there.  Also understand there are some areas that don’t have a wealth tax so would be very interested to locate there. 

any advice from members would be appreciated.  And if there are recommendations for a good tax accountants in Spain who could guide us would be very welcome.

@Julian Global Solutions

So one can spend 180 days in Spain and the rest in other EU countries and not be a tax resident?   I thought it would depend on how long one was in the EU.  Also isn’t there a requirement to spend more than 183 days to maintain Spanish residency?

@Julian Global Solutions

If only it was this simple. Anyone with an RV (camper van) would be doing this. It's pretty much impossible to legally avoid all taxes. There are loads of articles about this if you Google it. They are unanimous that one owes taxes somewhere, and that this will come back to bite at some point.