{"id":1252,"date":"2026-06-29T11:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T09:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/tax-law\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:39:09","slug":"tax-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/en\/tax-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"ss-hero\">\n\t<div class=\"ss-hero__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ss-hero__text rv\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ss-hero__bc\" href=\"\/servicios\/\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg>Practice Areas<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ss-hero__h1\"><em>Tax<\/em> Law <em>.<\/em><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ss-hero__sub\">Don&#8217;t be afraid. A letter from the tax authorities isn&#8217;t the end of the world. We take legal action against the tax agency and, when necessary, before the European Commission.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-hero__ctas\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/en\/contact\/\" class=\"btn-p\">I have a notification<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/en\/contact\/\" class=\"btn-g\">Talk to a lawyer or tax advisor<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ss-hero__media rv d1\">\n\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hero-scale.webp\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ss-kpi\">\n\t<div class=\"ss-kpi__i\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-kpi__item rv\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-kpi__n\"><span class=\"cnt\" data-t=\"2\">0<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-kpi__l\">Complaints Filed with Brussels<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-kpi__item rv d1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-kpi__n\"><span class=\"cnt\" data-t=\"47\">0<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-kpi__l\">Years of litigation against the tax authorities<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-kpi__item rv d2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-kpi__n\"><span class=\"cnt\" data-t=\"4\">0<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-kpi__l\">Agencies: AEAT, TEAR, TEAC, and courts<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-kpi__item rv d3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-kpi__n\"><span class=\"cnt\" data-t=\"4\">0<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-kpi__l\">Working Languages<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ss-reto\">\n\t<div class=\"ss-reto__i\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ss-reto__head rv\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">The Subject<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ss-reto__t\">Most of them are consultants.  <em>Few people fight.<\/em><\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ss-reto__body rv d1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ss-reto__p\">Audits, inspections, penalties, seizures. When the tax agency comes knocking, it matters who answers the door\u2014and what arguments they present. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ss-reto__p\">We fight for our clients: we have succeeded in getting the <strong>European Commission to consider infringement proceedings against Spain<\/strong> to defend our clients\u2019 tax rights. We apply that same fighting spirit to every case. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ss-reto__ul\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ss-reto__li\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#E87820\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg>Individuals and businesses that have received a notice, demand, or assessment from the tax authorities.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ss-reto__li\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#E87820\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg>Taxpayers subject to an audit, inspection, or penalty proceeding.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ss-reto__li\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#E87820\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg>Anyone who wishes to appeal a settlement or penalty that they consider unjustified.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ss-reto__li\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#E87820\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg>Cases with an international component or high technical complexity.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ss-help\">\n\t<div class=\"ss-help__i\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ss-help__media rv\">\n\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/24-12-12-Riera-asesores-103-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ss-help__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-help__head rv\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ss-help__t\"><em>We&#8217;ve got your back.<\/em><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-help__boxes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-help__box rv\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ss-help__btag\">Inspection<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ss-help__bt\">Checks and Inspections<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ss-help__bd\">We&#039;ll guide you through the entire process, providing technical support aimed at ensuring the process is as streamlined as possible.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-help__box rv d1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ss-help__btag\">Resources<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ss-help__bt\">Resources and Complaints<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ss-help__bd\">Objections, appeals for reconsideration, and economic-administrative claims before the TEAR and the TEAC.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-help__box rv d2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ss-help__btag\">Litigation<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ss-help__bt\">Litigation Until the Very End<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ss-help__bd\">Legal representation before the administrative courts and, where appropriate, before European courts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ss-flow\">\n\t<div class=\"ss-flow__i\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__head rv\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">How We Work<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ss-flow__t\"><em>Legal<\/em> defense <em>.<\/em><\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__steps rv d1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__step\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__dot\">1<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__st\">Review of the case file<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__sd\">We analyze what the tax authorities are requesting, the basis for their claim, and where there is room for a defense.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__step\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__dot\">2<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__st\">Response Strategy<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__sd\">Statements, appeals, or financial-administrative claims\u2014whichever suits you best.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__step\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__dot\">3<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__st\">Litigation, if necessary<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__sd\">We defend your position before economic and administrative courts, administrative courts, and European courts.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__cta rv d2\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/en\/contact\/\" class=\"btn-p\">Schedule your first consultation<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ss-creds\">\n\t<div class=\"ss-creds__i\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ss-creds__head rv\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ss-creds__t\">Why <em>Riera Consulting.<\/em><\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ss-creds__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-cred rv\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-cred__ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 22s8-4 8-10V5l-8-3-8 3v7c0 6 8 10 8 10z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ss-cred__t\">Proven tenacity<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ss-cred__d\">We don&#039;t just file claims: we litigate against the tax authorities, and when necessary, we bring Spain before the European Commission to eliminate tax discrimination.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-cred rv d1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-cred__ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M14 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V8z\"\/><polyline points=\"14 2 14 8 20 8\"\/><line x1=\"16\" y1=\"13\" x2=\"8\" y2=\"13\"\/><line x1=\"16\" y1=\"17\" x2=\"8\" y2=\"17\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ss-cred__t\">Doctrinal Rigor<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ss-cred__d\">Published original work (Aranzadi 2024) and an academic calling: solid technical arguments, not generic formulas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-cred rv d2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-cred__ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M20 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H8a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ss-cred__t\">Direct dealings<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ss-cred__d\">Your case is being handled by the tax attorney representing you. You know who you&#039;re talking to. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"faqs faqs--full\">\n\t<div class=\"faqs__i\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rv\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:16px\">Preguntas frecuentes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"faqs__t\">Your questions, <em>answered.<\/em><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"faq__q\" data-faq>I received a letter from the tax office. What should I do? <span class=\"faq__ic\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M12 5v14M5 12h14\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__a\">First things first: don&#8217;t ignore it, and make sure to meet the deadlines. Bring it to us, and we&#8217;ll go over it with you: we&#8217;ll explain what they&#8217;re asking for, what the basis for their request is, and what options you have to defend yourself before you respond. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"faq__q\" data-faq>Can I appeal a penalty or settlement that I believe is unfair? <span class=\"faq__ic\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M12 5v14M5 12h14\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__a\">Yes. There are several options (appeal for reconsideration, economic-administrative claim, administrative litigation), and we&#8217;ll choose the one that works best for you. A tax assessment isn&#8217;t the final word.  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"faq__q\" data-faq>To what extent can one take legal action against the tax authorities? <span class=\"faq__ic\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M12 5v14M5 12h14\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__a\">As far as necessary. We litigate before the economic-administrative courts, the contentious-administrative courts, and, when appropriate, the European courts. We have done so.  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"faq__q\" data-faq>What is the deadline for responding to a demand? <span class=\"faq__ic\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M12 5v14M5 12h14\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__a\">They are usually short and cannot be extended, and missing them severely limits your ability to defend yourself. That is why it is best to take action as soon as you receive the notice. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"fcta\">\n\t<div class=\"fcta__i rv\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"fcta__t\">If the tax office has written to you, <em>let&#8217;s talk as soon as possible.<\/em><\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"fcta__right\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"fcta__s\">A tax attorney reviews your case and tells you what options you have for a defense.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fcta__btns\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/en\/contact\/\" class=\"btn-p\">\n\t\t\t\t\tView my file\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:+34965929194\" class=\"btn-g\">965 92 91 94<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1252","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"seo_title":"","seo_description":"","seo_og_image":null,"json-ld":"","seo_noindex":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1252\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}