Publications

  Royal Decree-law 112020_COVID19_ENG Royal Decree-law 11/2020, of 1 April 2020, sets out a new series of social measures aimed at supporting workers, consumers, families and vulnerable groups, as well as steps to support businesses and the self-employed. We highlight and summarise the following implications for labour law: – Moratorium on Social Security contributions – […]

  March 18 saw the publication in the Official State Gazette of Royal Decree-law 8/2020, of March 17, on urgent measures to tackle the economic and social effects of COVID-19, which is effective from the date of publication. We summarise the most relevant Tax measures of this Royal Decree-Law. Granting of powers for Customs clearance: The […]

  March 18 saw the publication in the Official State Gazette of Royal Decree-law 8/2020, of March 17, on urgent measures to tackle the economic and social effects of COVID-19, which is effective from the date of publication. We summarise the most relevant Commercial measures affecting legal entities governed by private law of this Royal […]

  Royal Decree-law 82020_COVID19_ENG March 18 saw the publication in the Official State Gazette of Royal Decree-law 8/2020, of March 17, on urgent measures to tackle the economic and social effects of COVID-19, which is effective from the date of publication. We summarise the most relevant measures of this Royal Decree-Law affecting the following areas: […]

We take a detailed look at the latest updates affecting labour law, published in Royal Decree-law 8/2020, of March 17, on extraordinary urgent measures to tackle the economic and social effects of COVID-19:   Preferential nature of remote working. Organisational systems should be established to enable continued activity by alternative mechanisms, particularly by means of […]

Last 14th March saw the publication of urgent tax measures to tackle the economic impact of COVID-19 in the Official State Gazette. Specifically, the possibility of deferring tax payments has been granted to taxpayers (person or entity) whose turnover was under EUR 6.010.121,05 in 2019. This deferral will be applicable to withholdings tax, prepayments, output […]

    5 February 2020 saw the publication, a little later than scheduled, of Royal Decree-law 3/2020, which transposes various EU Directives and Regulations onto Spanish legislation. Included among these are the VAT “Quick Fixes”, which we analysed in a tax update in October 2019. These changes will come into force on 1 March 2020. […]

    The Spanish Tax Agency has recently launched a special plan to check on taxpayers who repeatedly record tax losses on their Corporate Income Tax returns, which can be carried forward and offset in subsequent periods. The move was revealed in the 2020 General Tax Control Plan, which was recently published and notably includes […]

    The Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden recently lodged a request for a preliminary ruling with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), on whether a branch and its principal establishment (that is, its headquarters in another jurisdiction), where the latter is part of a VAT group, are considered independent parties for […]

    For foreign companies interested in operating in the EU, it is important to know when a structure is regarded as a fixed establishment (FE) for VAT purposes. In this respect, Advocate General Kokott’s preliminary findings in case C-547/18, on whether or not a subsidiary constitutes a FE, are particularly relevant. The events that […]

    March 2019 saw the publication of Royal Decree-Law 6/2019, of 1 March, developing, among others, Organic Law 3/2007, of 22 March, for effective equality between women and men, which introduces urgent measures to guarantee equal treatment and opportunities for women and men in employment and occupation. Among these new features, it is worth […]

    The place of supply of services for VAT purposes in an international context is an issue of great importance. In this case and generally, the place of VAT taxation for services supplied by one business to another (B2B) is the location of the customer’s headquarters. However, the regulation on effective use and enjoyment […]

    For those employees who must travel abroad to carry out their job, the regulations of the Spanish Personal Income Tax (IRPF) include two different regimes that allow a part of their salary to be exempt from taxation in Spain. However, although the regime provided for in article 7p of the Personal Income Tax […]

    At the end of 2018, Law 11/2018 of 28 December, transposing the Directive on the disclosure of non-financial information and diversity by certain large companies and groups, entered into force. This law obliges the directors of such business entities to prepare a non-financial information statement (NFIS), which will be a document attached to […]

  As of January 1, 2020, the intra-Community VAT measures listed below will come into force. Spain will have to include these rules to its internal legislation before the aforementioned date. However, the current political situation will make it difficult to meet this deadline.   Consignment Stock (“Call-off stock”) “Call-off stock” refers to transactions in […]