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Autonomo	Autonomo Guide	Full guide to going self-employed / autonomo in Spain
Autonomo	Autonomo Expenses Guide	What you can and can't claim to offset your tax liability as a self-employed person in Spain
Autonomo	Autonomo Classifications	The different sort of autonomo classifications and why it is important to make the right one
Autonomo	Autonomo registration basics	When do you have to register and what's involved.
Autonomo	Autonomo: The Movie	Hilarious 3.5 minute movie spoofing the process of registering autonomo
Autonomo	Contracting in Spain	The ins and outs for people on short term contracts
Autonomo	How much does it cost to go autonomo?	The autonomo tax burden with an example
Autonomo	Autonomo Social Security	What do you get in return for those monthly payments?
Autonomo	Subsidies for the self employed / autonomo	An example of the sort of subsidies available and what to do to get them
Autonomo	Tax avoidance crackdown	The Agencia Tributaria gets tough
Autonomo	Allowable business expenses	The tough rules for what is and what is not deductible
Autonomo	Services for Spanish self employed / autonomos	Our services and charges

Wills and inheritance

Spanish wills questions answered

ADVOCO guide to Spanish wills

Wills and inheritance

Spanish Gift Tax

Not strictly an inheritance issue but related - the tax implications of making gifts during lifetime

Capital Gains Tax	Capital Gains Tax on Spanish Property Sales	How to calculate it and the reliefs available
Property renting	How to use the internet to get more bookings for your holiday property	If you have a Spanish holiday home and want to rent it out use this guide to get more bookings.
Property prices	Why Spanish property prices will stay depressed	Our view on the property price outlook - 10 reasons to doubt a quick recovery
Mortgages	Advice if you can't pay your Spanish mortgage	A discussion of the options available if you are struggling to pay your mortgage

Business tax	Tax services for business	How Advoco can help and the charges
Business tax	Invoicing to and from Spain - new VAT rules	2010 saw a change in cross border VAT rules as this article explains
Business tax	Tax deadlines and late reporting fines and penalties	What needs to be reported and when (and what happens if you are late)
Business tax	Spanish tax forms explained	All the most commonly used modelos explained with links to downloads
Business tax	IVA (VAT) rates in Spain	Rates of VAT applicable to different goods and services including property

Personal Tax

Non resident taxes / Form 210

Non resident owners of Spanish property have to do a Form 210 tax return - guide

Personal Tax	Spanish income tax rates 2012	Rates and allowances for 2012 tax returns covering the 2011 fiscal year
Personal Tax	Massive tax rises in Spain for 2012	The need to cut the Spanish deficit leads to big "temporary" tax rises
Personal Tax	Spanish tax rates 2011	Guide to rates, allowances and thresholds for Spanish tax 2011
Personal Tax	Spanish Income Tax 2010	Everything you need to know about the personal tax reporting season 2010
Personal Tax	Spanish Income Tax Rates 2010	Rates, allowances and reporting thresholds for your tax return
Personal Tax	Spanish maternity benefit	Up to 1200€ per child - full details
Personal Tax	Tax treatment of Spanish pensions	The offsets available on private pension plans
Personal Tax	Spanish Tax: Late Reporting & Fines	Advoco guide to the tax reporting deadlines and the consequences of missing them
Personal Tax	What to do if you get a letter from the Spanish tax office	Don't panic! Read this.
Personal Tax	Spanish taxation of married couples	How to work out income tax declarations for couples
Personal Tax	Will you get caught not declaring Spanish tax?	Some examples of how Spain catches tax cheats
Personal Tax	Spanish tax forms explained	All the most commonly used modelos explained with links to downloads
Personal Tax	Beckham's Law Survives	A famous Spanish tax loophole explained
Personal Tax	UK and Spanish tax on holiday home rentals	If you have a holiday home in Spain here is how the tax works
Personal Tax	Spain Double Tax Treaty	How the UK Spain double tax treaty works
Personal Tax	Do You Need to do a Spanish Tax Return?	10 situations clarified
Personal Tax	Prospects for the UK state pension	Is it all doom and gloom on pensions?
Personal Tax	Spanish tax services for individuals	A description of Advoco's tax service for individuals
Personal Tax	Spain is bringing back the wealth tax	A "new" tax explained
Personal Tax	Taxation of Spanish Rental Properties	Rental tax rules for residents and non residents
Personal Tax	Spanish non resident taxes	What are they and do you have to pay really
Personal Tax	Tax Avoidance Crackdown	Spanish tax office gets tough
Personal Tax	Spanish Tax Services	Information about Advoco's range of tax services

Business - start ups	Starting a business in Spain	Advoco guide to the considerations when setting up in business in Spain
Business - employment	Employing staff in Spain	Rights and obligations of both employers and employees
Business - economy	Spanish economic crisis takes a new twist	Background to the current economic crisis in Spain and the latest developments
Business marketing	30+ Ways to market your business in Spain	Kick start your marketing campaign by taking a look at some of our ideas for more effective marketing.Some are obvious - some you may already be doing - but it's a useful checkilist.
Investing	What should you do with your savings in 2011?	2011 investment outlook
Business services	Accounting services for small and start-up businesses	A description of how Advoco can help small businesses start and grow

NIE	NIE Number Spain	ADVOCO article demistifying the NIE number
NIE	Spanish NIE Q&A	Updated info on the NIE number

Residency

Spanish residency

ADVOCO guide to residency / residencia application

Residency

Residency renewals - how to videos

Simple guide to renewing your residency

Driving licences	Getting a Spanish Driving Licence	Changing your foreign licence for a Spanish one
Scrappage scheme	Spanish scrappage scheme	An explanation of the Spanish version of the scrappage scheme Plan 2000e

Social Security	Should you sign up for Spanish social security?	Discusses the pros and cons of signing up (and whether you have a choice)
Pensions	Spanish pension benefits 2012	Spanish state pension rules after recent changes
Pensions	Spanish pension benefits	How much should you get when you retire?
Pensioners	Cheap holidays for pensioners	Article about a Spanish government scheme to send pensioners on holiday

General

Minimum age limits in Spain

An article about the different minimum ages for doing just about anything in Spain