Resources

Spanish social security, decoded: the RETA cuota runs from 230 to 590 euros a month over 12 tramos, with Tarifa Plana at 80 euros in your first year.

Taxes for a Sociedad Limitada in Spain: 23% corporate tax, 15% over the first two profitable years, plus IVA, IRPF and the director's monthly cuota.

Residency in Spain is not one status but three, and the order matters: the NIE first, then the EU certificate within 90 days or the TIE, then the padrón.

Digital certificate or Cl@ve? One takes 3 to 7 days and an ID check in person, the other activates remotely and free. Learn which one your steps need.

Spanish public healthcare is near free, but an NIE opens nothing: you need a NUSS then a TSI. Learn the right order and the 2 to 4 week wait for the card.

Spanish tax residency triggers on its own: 183 days, your economic centre or your family. Learn the three criteria and why the year is all or nothing.

For a foreigner, the NIF number is simply your NIE: no extra request. A company gets its own, starting with B for an SL. Learn when each one applies.

The NUSS is your social security number, 12 digits granted for life. An NIE alone gets you no doctor: the TSI is a second step. Learn the three routes.

An SL in Spain: eight steps, 3 to 6 weeks, €3,000 capital, one notary. Learn which step really delays the process and what year one costs.