Ten key facts on Spanish tax residency status
These ten points will help clarify the basis of tax residency status
Rothschild interrogated
Lawyer Antonio Flores looks on as court resumes murky Rothschild investigation
Spanish law change is affecting those living in the Costa del Sol
The criteria for residence for tax purposes varies considerably from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and “residence” can be different for other, non-tax purposes
Law in action
Resolution to residency cases in record time gives hope to foreign investors, writes lawyer Antonio Flores
Spanish tax office closes inheritance tax avoidance schemes
Olive Press columnist Antonio Flores of Lawbird gives the latest on inheritance tax
Spanish police protocols
Olive Press columnist Antonio Flores, of Lawbird, explores Spanish police warrants
Fail to declare your rental income at your peril
"Fines for not declaring rented income range from 50% to 150% of the unpaid tax"
BEWARE: What expats need to know about investment funds in Spain
THE collapse of Continental Wealth Management, an Alicante-based advisory firm, has left tens - possibly hundreds - of investors worried sick.
CWM was not...
Antonio Flores explains the legal ins and outs of using WhatsApp messages as evidence in court
Life is full of surprises as we know, and the law is no exception.
What if Jimmy Savile had found his prey in Torremolinos?
Legal columnist Antonio Flores explains how criminals can slip through the cracks in Spain
Notaries and Supreme Court at war over validity of powers of attorney
ACCORDING to the General Council of Notaries, these highly qualified professionals fulfill an essential part of the judicial life of this country by bringing...
COVID-19: As Spain’s Ministry of Labour uncovers fraudulent redundancy schemes, Lawbird’s Antonio Flores explains ERTE
SPANISH ERTE schemes, following the trend of most European countries, allow employers to lay off or temporarily suspend workers in crisis situations.
This can be...
Determining the legality of a business in a residential complex
Columnist Antonio Flores explores the ins and outs of running a business from your home
Banc-no Popular: Up to 300,000 Banco Popular shareholders to sue for their lost investment
BACK in 1993, the London-based IBCA rating company, later absorbed by Fitch Ratings Inc., hailed Banco Popular as the most profitable bank in the...
What is the official language of an Annual General Meeting in Spain?
Are you legally required to speak Spanish?
EXPLAINER: How to use the law in Spain against online trolls
IT is hard to accept that the internet, from which we derive so much benefit, should be so densely populated by individuals (‘trolls’) who...
Get your numbers right to successfully sell a property
How to put your property in the best position
A dying business
Changes to EU inheritance law simplified by Antonio Flores
Lawbird’s Antonio Flores reveals the ‘must-knows’ for S.L. company owners in Spain
SETTING up a Spanish Limited Company is a relatively straightforward process
Ways to tackle Spanish property transfer tax
With the tax rate going higher and higher, columnist Antonio Flores looks at ways to get around it
Law by numbers
Lawyer Antonio Flores casts a whimsical eye over the latest judicial figures to hit the streets
A tangle of red tape in Spain’s holiday lettings sector is leading some landlords to take the law into...
Penalties could amount to €3,000 on average (and potentially up to 18k on this specific infringement and a rental ban of up to 6 months)
Fiddling the bids
Lawyer Antonio Flores looks out for real estate cons at auctions
Big defeat for Marbella mayor
Lawyer Antonio Flores, of Lawbird, on a wrangle with Munoz
Knowledge is power
Our legal go-to Antonio Flores reveals all you need to know about Spain’s money merchants
Spanish bureaucracy and tax loopholes
Antonio Flores, of Marbella-based Lawbird, explores Spain’s paperwork forests
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Young squatter in Spain faces losing her ARM after sticking it in a barrel of cement to avoid being...
A FEMALE squatter could lose her arm after putting it into a barrel of cement during a police raid in Catalunya.
Mossos d'Esquadra officers entered...
