{"id":1371,"date":"2026-06-29T10:52:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T08:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/international-taxation\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:40:21","slug":"international-taxation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/en\/international-taxation\/","title":{"rendered":"International Taxation"},"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>International<\/em> Taxation <em>.<\/em><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ss-hero__sub\">EU officials, UN and OECD staff, diplomats, and retirees from international organizations trust us because we specialize in the intersection of Spanish tax law, international tax law, and various special tax regimes.<\/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\">Review my international case<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<\/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\/09\/pexels-tim-diercks-719708976-39049421-scaled.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=\"47\">0<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-kpi__l\">Years of experience<\/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=\"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\">When your life crosses a border, tax rules <em>are no longer obvious.<\/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\">You work for an international organization, live in two countries, or your company generates revenue abroad. Double taxation treaties, the EU Protocol on Privileges, tax residency, IRNR, Form 720: this is an area where a single mistake can cost you tens of thousands of euros. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ss-reto__p\">We are <strong>Spain&#8217;s leading law firm<\/strong> specializing in tax matters for diplomats and European and international civil servants, representing our clients&#8217; interests all the way to the European Commission.<\/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>Officials and staff of the EU, the UN, the OECD, multilateral organizations (and their retirees), and diplomats.<\/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>Digital nomads and remote workers with tax ties to Spain.<\/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>SMEs and entrepreneurs with international operations, structures, or revenue.<\/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>Diplomatic personnel and high-net-worth individuals with cross-border assets.<\/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\/pexels-njeromin-15405989-scaled.webp\" 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\">Cases where <em>we make a difference.<\/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\">UN Pensions<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ss-help__bt\">Up to \u20ac150,000 recoverable<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ss-help__bd\">UN pensioners were paying taxes on 100% of their pension when part of it should have been tax-exempt. We reviewed the case and recovered the overpaid amount within the deadline. <\/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\">EU officials<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ss-help__bt\">Proceedings before the European Commission<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ss-help__bd\">Our complaint has led to the initiation of an infringement proceeding against Spain for tax discrimination against European civil servants.<\/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\">The Beckham Act<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ss-help__bt\">Second Complaint Filed with Brussels<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ss-help__bd\">We are defending impatriates covered by the special regime by filing a second complaint with the European Commission.<\/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\">From Diagnosis to <em>Advocacy.<\/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\">Actual Diagnosis<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__sd\">We analyze your situation in light of tax treaties and domestic tax laws, and let you know why you&#039;re overpaying.<\/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\">Strategy Based on Numbers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__sd\">We design the best tax strategy for you, calculate how much you&#039;ll save, how much you can recover, and within what timeframes.<\/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\">Enforcement and Defense<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ss-flow__sd\">We file, resolve, and, if necessary, litigate\u2014against the tax authorities and before the European Commission. <\/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=\"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\">Monograph on the Taxation of International and European Civil Servants<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ss-cred__d\">Original scholarly work published by Aranzadi on the taxation of European and international civil servants and officials. <\/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=\"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\">True fighting spirit<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ss-cred__d\">We don&#039;t just provide advice: we litigate against the tax authorities and file complaints with the European Commission. And we get results. <\/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\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"2\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"22\" y2=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M12 2a15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4-10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4-10z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ss-cred__t\">International Capacity<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ss-cred__d\">Fluency in four languages (ES\/EN\/DE\/FR) and a solid understanding of cross-border taxation.<\/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>Do I have to file a tax return in Spain if I live or work abroad? <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\">It depends on where your tax residence is\u2014which doesn&#8217;t always match where you live. Even if you&#8217;ve been away for some time, the tax authorities may still consider you a resident. We assess this on a case-by-case basis and, if appropriate, bring your status into compliance.  <\/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>How is my pension or salary from an international organization taxed in Spain? <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\">It has specific tax treatment that depends on the paying agency and the applicable agreement. Most firms are unaware of this and apply the general tax regime, which usually results in overpayment. <\/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>I&#039;m a digital nomad. Am I a tax resident in Spain? <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\">It&#8217;s not enough to simply feel like you&#8217;re &#8220;just passing through.&#8221; There are objective criteria (number of days spent in the country, center of interests) that determine your residency status. We&#8217;ll tell you exactly where you&#8217;re taxed and how to optimize your tax situation legally.  <\/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>Do I have to report my foreign accounts and assets? <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\">If you exceed certain thresholds, yes: Form 720 is mandatory, and failure to file it has resulted in very high penalties. We review your reporting obligations and file them correctly. <\/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\">Call or write to us to tell us about your situation\u2014 <em>no obligation.<\/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 situation and tells you, with specific figures, how much you can save or get back.<\/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\tRequest a consultation\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-1371","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\/1371","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=1371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1371\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rieraconsulting.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}