Residents, non-residents, salaried workers, the self-employed, landlords, retirees – there are various tax deadlines throughout the year that you need to be aware depending on your status in Spain. Make sure you have these dates in your calendar for 2026.
While many people won’t need to be worried about tax deadlines just yet, it’s a good idea to have these marked down for the upcoming year so you can stay on top of everything and avoid being fined for filing or paying late.Â
Residents
You have until June 30th 2026 to complete your annual declaración de Renta income tax return. Generally all residents must complete it, whether they’re employed or retired if they earn over €22,000 from a single source or over €14,000 for multiple sources. If you’re self-employed, you’ll have to complete one regardless of how much you earned. If it’s your first year in Spain, you’ll also have to file one.Â
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Self-employed
If you’re self-employed in Spain you’ll already be aware of the many tax deadlines you have during the year, and if you’re just starting out in 2026, then you have this to look forward to.
Essentially if you’re self-employed or autónomo, you’ll file your taxes five times a year, once every quarter and then once for the annual income declaration as above at the end of June.
We’ll look at all the individual deadlines for each type of form in a later more detailed article, but for now here are the general deadlines you need to be aware of:
January 30th for your income earned during the 4th quarter of 2025.
April 20th for income earned during the first quarter of 2026.
June 30th for the declaración de Renta income tax return.
July 22nd for income earned during the second quarter of 2026.
October 21st for income earned during the third quarter of 2026.
Personal income tax withholdings for employees must be presented on the 20th of each of the months listed above.
Note, deadlines for declaring IVA or VAT are typically a couple of days later, but if you have a gestor, they’ll usually like to receive all the information and accounts at once.
It’s also important to be aware that your gestor is likely to have their own deadlines so they can work on the forms before the official deadlines. Many of them set these for the middle of the month around the 15th.
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Non-residents
Your annual declarations for money earned in Spain during 2025 must be presented by December 31st 2026.
Landlords
You are responsible for declaring any money earned from rentals four times per year. The deadlines are:
January 20th
April 20th
July 20th
October 20th
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Property owners
If you own and property in Spain, whether you’re a resident, non-resident, self-employed or an employee, you will have to pay a yearly property tax called IBI tax or impuesto sobre bienes inmuebles.
The exact deadline varies between each municipality, but it’s important that you look out for the bill, which will usually be sent to you via post.
Those with assets or savings abroad
If you own assets abroad or have savings that exceed €50,000 in a foreign bank account on the 31st of December 2025, you will have to complete an extra tax form called the Modelo 720 in 2026.Â
It must be filed online between January 1st and March 31st 2026 relating the amount you held last year.
You are not required to complete the Modelo 720 every year, however, unless your situation has changed significantly, your assets have grown or you have sold some of them.
