There is a lot of information on this website and the idea of this page is to assist Spanish self employed ("autonomos"), or those thinking about becoming self-employed, find their way around. Here you will find:

Quick links to useful advice and guidance on the site

A description of our autonomo service

A discussion of charges

Quick Links for autonomos

Articles written specifically for autonomos -

Guide to Spain's Autonomo System This is our main page for autonomos. A comprehensive guide to all things autonomo.

Autonomo expenses guide A look at expenses allowability and claiming.

Subsidies for autonomos There are many different autonomo subsidies and they change by region and over time. This is just one typical example.

Articles relevant to autonomos -

Invoicing to and from Spain - New VAT rules Relevant if you are an autonomo involved with overseas companies either as customers or suppliers.

Late reporting penalties The autonomo section on this page explains reporting requirements and the consequences of being late.

Starting a business in Spain General advice for those starting out in business in Spain.

30+ ways to market a business in Spain Some ideas for generating business in Spain.

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Why Advoco? Our autonomo service

Without wishing to fill this page with sales-talk, there are some solid reasons for choosing Advoco as your accountant and adviser if you are an autonomo or thinking of taking the plunge.

We have an all-inclusive accounting, tax and advice package which is competitively priced according to each individual's situation (see next section)

We specialise in non-Spanish businesses and thus are very familiar with the issues they face like foreign tax considerations and dealing with overseas suppliers and customers

You will be assigned an English accountant from the outset for all your interaction with Advoco.

Advoco is the English-language side of a large Spanish asesoria (GECASA S.L.) which means we also have access to a wealth of Spanish expertise and contacts

Because we have clients all over Spain to be serviced from our offices in Malaga and Granada, our service is built around electronic, paperless communication. The idea is to minimise the time spent in meetings, visiting offices, and delivering documents.

We have noticed that larger, particularly Spanish firms place client service and communication low on their list of priorities. We aim to be the opposite and, for example, turn round email enquiries within a day or quicker.

We take time to explain what is being done in your name. We do not expect you to simply trust that we are doing the right things by you - you will understand what is happening at all times, even when the issues are complex.

OK, some of that was sales-talk. Here is a list of the services we offer:

~Registration both with the tax office (Agencia Tributaria) and social security (Seguridad Social)

~Advice on set-up. IVA, retentions, invoicing and other practical requirements, personal tax implications, subsidies, social security options, international considerations.

~Ongoing advice on all day to day tax and business matters that arise

~Quarterly and annual declarations (see requirements list here)

~Keeping accounting books and records sufficient to meet legal obligations and produce declarations

~Obtaining IVA (VAT) refunds and other one-off dealings with the Agencia Tributaria (for example in relation to unpaid back taxes or retention

~Personal annual tax returns ("La Renta") of the autonomo from an individual point of view

~ Liaison with other accountants overseas who handle the autonomo's interests there

~ Management accounts: analysis of sales, costs, profitability to an individual specification

Autonomo packages & charges

 

*We charge €90 plus IVA to register an autonomo (€50 if it is an autonomo we cannot physically reach - i.e. outside of the Malaga or Granada provices - because they will have to attend to some aspects of the registration with our guidance but without our physical assistance).

*We charge from €49 plus IVA a month for our standard package which combines most of the services listed above.

*Each autonomo is different but often for a simple self-employed person with low transaction volumes and simple operations, the minimum tariff is applied (lower in exceptionally straightforward cases).

*All the services listed and indeed any consultancy type service can be quoted for separately.

*We welcome queries on all autonomo, tax and business matters and will answer them free of charge within reason. Simply call or email using the Contact page.