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BOE-A-2026-13031 ·16 June 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
Tax

Payment service providers: new electronic procedure for freezing funds in accounts

The AEAT Directorate General has established the procedure for the electronic seizure of funds held in accounts with payment service providers, in accordance with Law 58/2003 (Articles 96 and 171) and Royal Decree 939/2005 (Article 79.2). This resolution repeals the resolutions of 16 December 2011 which regulated previous procedures. The objective is to modernise the enforcement of seizures on electronic money and bank transfers.

In 2 key points

  1. Repeals the resolutions of 16 December 2011 (BOE-A-2011-20269 and BOE-A-2011-20364) (ref. indice BOE)
  2. Procedure based on Law 58/2003 and Royal Decree 939/2005 (ref. indice BOE)

How it affects those involved

For payment service providers, a procedural framework is established for the electronic execution of seizures by the Tax Administration. Entities must be prepared to respond to these electronic communications from the AEAT. For taxpayers, the measure streamlines the Administration's ability to secure debts by seizing funds in accounts held with payment service providers.

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2026-06-16PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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