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Spanish taxman ordered to cough up more than €60 million to Shakira after singer wins fraud case

SPAIN’S National Court has ruled in favour of Colombian superstar Shakira, ordering the taxman to repay her more than €60 million. The Audiencia Nacional annulled

18 May, 2026 @ 13:41

Business & Finance·Celebrity·Lead

Costa Blanca mobile phone dealer in Spain cons insurance company out of €500,000

Got a text from the ‘Hacienda’? Don’t click the link – here’s how to protect yourself from a scam targeting British expats across Spain

FEW words in Spain can ruin a perfectly good café con leche faster than this one: Hacienda. Your phone buzzes. You glance down. There it

25 Mar, 2026 @ 09:31

Business & Finance·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

Hacienda horror stories: Spain’s entrepreneurs reveal their worst encounters with Spain’s ‘vindictive and mafia-esque’ tax agency

IF there’s one thing that unites both Spaniards and expats alike, it is their burning hatred for the country’s national tax agency. Whether it is

19 Mar, 2026 @ 17:07

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Hacienda’s unlawful harassment nearly killed her husband. Now, this retired Dutch expat is challenging Spain’s tax authority in a new memoir

THERE have been many stories of how dreams of retiring in Spain can quickly turn into nightmares when you cross paths with Spain’s notorious tax

13 Oct, 2025 @ 12:47

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Lead

Spain’s ‘broken’ tax system is ‘robbing British expats’, admits former Hacienda chief

A FORMER head of the Spanish tax agency has blasted the organisation’s conduct in a vote of confidence for hundreds of expats who have accused

19 Jul, 2025 @ 14:13

Business & Finance·Lead

Exclusive: ‘Out of control’ Spanish tax office ‘targets hundreds of expats in unfair audits’ as Beckham Law war heats up

THE founding partner of a top international law firm has slammed Spain’s ‘heartless’ tax agency as ‘out of control’ amid allegations that the authority is

9 May, 2025 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Former Spanish tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario given two-year jail term for hiding assets and ordered to pay €6m in compensation to Luxembourg Bank

THE LONG and drawn out fall from grace of former Spanish tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario continued on Wednesday, after a court in Barcelona sentenced

17 Jan, 2024 @ 12:22

Lead·Sport

As Spain shut down for the festive period, the Hacienda still had a last-minute gift for Giles Brown

The noble men and women of Hacienda and Social Security who, in a pincer movement of ruthless efficiency and deadly timing that would have made

11 Jan, 2020 @ 10:30

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

90,000 companies in Spain receive letters warning of effects of no-deal Brexit

The letters list the new customs, tax and health-related requirements that businesses will have to meet to engage in cross-border trade

9 Sep, 2019 @ 12:46

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Financial experts blast Spain’s tax office as a ‘bully’ which turns taxpayers into ‘tax servants’

Many see in the Spanish Tax Office a tyrannical entity intent on extorting wealth from law-abiding citizens

26 May, 2018 @ 17:42

Antonio Flores: Legal Problems

REVEALED: The richest and poorest towns in Malaga and Spain

A NEW study by the Spanish tax authority has revealed the richest towns in Malaga and the whole of Spain. In Malaga, Benahavís, Rincón de

18 Oct, 2017 @ 16:39

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·National News·Property

RAFAEL NADAL: Spain’s tax system doesn’t make sense

'Perhaps it would be better to go to another country with more beneficial conditions'

11 Feb, 2017 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Sport

Adam Neale Short term rent Cascada de Camoján e

The tax implications of letting property to holidaymakers in Spain

The general rule is that if you earn any income from a property you own and let in Spain, you are liable for taxation

15 Sep, 2016 @ 09:26

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists

Spanish tax authorities cracking down on fraud in nightclubs

The raids have included more than 500 tax inspectors and law enforcement officers

16 Jul, 2016 @ 10:36

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Google offices in Spain raided by the Hacienda over tax evasion suspicions

Google says it has complied with Spain's tax legislation

30 Jun, 2016 @ 17:07

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Lionel Messi’s trial for alleged tax fraud begins in Spain

The trial is expected to last three days

31 May, 2016 @ 11:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

British holiday home owners to be repaid millions by Spanish tax authority

Millions of euros to be repaid to Brits overcharged by ‘discriminatory’ inheritance tax

7 Apr, 2016 @ 11:02

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Property

New manager for Hacienda Puerta del Sol in Mijas

But Carlos Baeza is perfectly qualified to take the stunning Hacienda Puerta del Sol to a whole new level

10 Apr, 2015 @ 12:59

Business & Finance·Travel News

The ins and out of immigration in Spain

If you're not a Spanish national but want to live in the country for more than 90 days a year, the law requires you to

17 Feb, 2015 @ 08:25

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists

Hacienda helicopters cracking down on undeclared developments in Andalucia

Homeowners caught face hefty fines

15 Nov, 2014 @ 08:30

Lead

Spain’s largest cable operator ONO to be investigated following accusations of ‘massive fraud’

Hacienda has discovered €60 million of undeclared tax

1 Oct, 2014 @ 12:43

Business & Finance·Other News

Ex-Andalucian tax boss arrested in €2 billion corruption scandal

Angel Ojeda charged in Spain's 'biggest ever fraud case'

14 Aug, 2014 @ 16:37

Lead

Caveat Vendor: A brief guide to selling your home, part 2

Once a sale is completed, the seller is liable for various taxes which must be paid to different authorities

1 Mar, 2014 @ 08:32

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists

Spanish taxman investigates Gibraltar’s chief minister

Hacienda investigation launched into homes owned by Fabian Picardo and his cabinet

21 Sep, 2013 @ 16:02

Gibraltar·Lead

Scaremongering tactics and the facts

Antonio Flores uncovers the truth behind some of the rumours surrounding non-resident tax issues

1 Jan, 2013 @ 16:29

Crime & Law

Tighter tax rules in Spain from 2013

The black economy and non-payers are to be targeted under new plans

26 Oct, 2012 @ 17:35

Business & Finance·National News

Spanish taxman ordered to cough up more than €60 million to Shakira after singer wins fraud case

Got a text from the ‘Hacienda’? Don’t click the link – here’s how to protect yourself from a scam targeting British expats across Spain

Hacienda horror stories: Spain’s entrepreneurs reveal their worst encounters with Spain’s ‘vindictive and mafia-esque’ tax agency

Hacienda’s unlawful harassment nearly killed her husband. Now, this retired Dutch expat is challenging Spain’s tax authority in a new memoir

Spain’s ‘broken’ tax system is ‘robbing British expats’, admits former Hacienda chief

Exclusive: ‘Out of control’ Spanish tax office ‘targets hundreds of expats in unfair audits’ as Beckham Law war heats up

Former Spanish tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario given two-year jail term for hiding assets and ordered to pay €6m in compensation to Luxembourg Bank

As Spain shut down for the festive period, the Hacienda still had a last-minute gift for Giles Brown

90,000 companies in Spain receive letters warning of effects of no-deal Brexit

Financial experts blast Spain’s tax office as a ‘bully’ which turns taxpayers into ‘tax servants’

REVEALED: The richest and poorest towns in Malaga and Spain

RAFAEL NADAL: Spain’s tax system doesn’t make sense

The tax implications of letting property to holidaymakers in Spain

Spanish tax authorities cracking down on fraud in nightclubs

Google offices in Spain raided by the Hacienda over tax evasion suspicions

Lionel Messi’s trial for alleged tax fraud begins in Spain

British holiday home owners to be repaid millions by Spanish tax authority

New manager for Hacienda Puerta del Sol in Mijas

Hacienda helicopters cracking down on undeclared developments in Andalucia

Spain’s largest cable operator ONO to be investigated following accusations of ‘massive fraud’

Ex-Andalucian tax boss arrested in €2 billion corruption scandal

Caveat Vendor: A brief guide to selling your home, part 2

Spanish taxman investigates Gibraltar’s chief minister

Scaremongering tactics and the facts

Tighter tax rules in Spain from 2013

Spain’s former prime minister Zapatero denies corruption charges in €53m airline bailout

WATCH: Mango heir appears in court in Barcelona after being charged with his billionaire father’s murder

Bargain modular home with two bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen goes on sale in Spain for just €8,000

Spanish government rules out sabotage or torpedo attack on Russian cargo ship that sank off the coast of Cartagena

Coastal towns in Andalucia completely outprice provincial capitals as foreign buyers flood market

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