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Tax advisor in Alicante for non-residents, Costa Blanca expats and Valencian Community businesses

Tax advisory in Alicante and the Costa Blanca for non-resident property owners, expats and local businesses. IRNR, Beckham Law, IBI, post-Brexit implications and double tax treaties.

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The problem

The province of Alicante and the Costa Blanca have one of the largest concentrations of non-resident property owners and foreign residents in Spain. British, German, Dutch, Belgian and Scandinavian property owners in Torrevieja, Benidorm, Jávea, Calpe, Altea, Dénia and Guardamar face ongoing Spanish tax obligations that the majority are either unaware of or managing incorrectly: non-resident income tax (IRNR modelo 210) for both rental income and imputed rent on unrented second homes, wealth tax for those above the Andalucía-equivalent Valencian Community threshold, and capital gains tax on property disposals. For British nationals specifically, Brexit has changed the applicable IRNR rate from 19% to 24% for new non-residents, an increase that many property owners have not factored into their planning.

Our solution

BMC provides specialist tax advisory in Alicante and across the Costa Blanca for the full range of international clients: non-resident property owners filing modelo 210 returns, expats who have made the Costa Blanca their tax home, and local Alicante businesses seeking proactive corporate tax planning. We are specialists in the double tax treaties most relevant to the Costa Blanca market — UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway — and in the post-Brexit tax position of British nationals with Spanish property or residency.

Process

How we do it

1

Tax position assessment

We analyse your complete tax situation: fiscal residency status, Spanish property holdings, rental income (if any), overseas assets, and all outstanding compliance obligations. For non-residents, we identify every IRNR and wealth tax obligation arising from your Costa Blanca assets. For businesses, we review recent corporate tax and VAT filings to identify opportunities and risks.

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Personalised tax plan

We design a strategy tailored to your profile: the correct IRNR rate under the applicable double tax treaty, Beckham Law assessment for recent arrivals, optimisation of the rental income tax position for Costa Blanca property owners, and for businesses, full corporate tax planning with all available deductions.

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Compliance filings and deadline management

We manage all Spanish tax filings: modelo 210 (quarterly or annual IRNR), Impuesto sobre el Patrimonio (wealth tax), annual IRPF for residents, Corporate Income Tax for businesses, VAT filings, and all annual informational returns. Every deadline is managed proactively with advance notice.

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Representation before Spanish tax authorities

We represent you before the Alicante AEAT Delegation, the Valencian Tax Agency, and the Conselleria de Hisenda in any review, inspection, or appeal procedure. For non-residents, we act as your fiscal representative before the AEAT.

30+
Double tax treaty countries managed
24%
IRNR rate for non-EU/EEA residents after Brexit
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Guaranteed response to urgent tax queries

I own a villa in Jávea and am resident in Germany. I had been filing my Spanish tax returns incorrectly for several years — applying the wrong rate and missing the annual imputed income return. BMC reviewed my entire history, applied the correct Germany-Spain double tax treaty provisions, regularised three years of filings, and now manages everything annually. The process was smooth and professional throughout.

Hendrik Schreiber Non-resident property owner, Frankfurt — Jávea, Alicante

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Tax advice in Alicante and the Costa Blanca: serving Europe’s most international coastal community

The province of Alicante is home to the largest concentration of British residents anywhere in continental Europe, and one of the largest concentrations of German, Dutch, Belgian and Scandinavian residents in Spain. In municipalities like Torrevieja — where foreign residents account for nearly a third of the registered population — the local economy and social fabric are fundamentally international in character.

This demographic creates a specific tax environment: a very large number of property owners and residents with tax obligations in Spain that intersect with their home-country fiscal positions in ways that require genuinely specialist advice. BMC has built its Alicante practice around the needs of this international community, with deep expertise in the double tax treaties most relevant to Costa Blanca property owners and residents.

Non-resident property tax obligations: the Costa Blanca compliance picture

There are thousands of non-resident property owners on the Costa Blanca who are not fully compliant with their Spanish tax obligations. The most common situations we encounter include:

  • Properties owned for years with no annual modelo 210 imputed income filings
  • Rental income declared at the wrong tax rate (particularly post-Brexit for British owners)
  • Capital gains tax on property sales that has been incorrectly calculated or not filed at all
  • Wealth tax obligations for property owners above the Valencian Community threshold not identified
  • Voluntary regularisation of prior-year non-filings to avoid escalating penalties

BMC manages voluntary regularisation of these situations sensitively and efficiently, bringing clients into full compliance at the lowest possible cost.

IBI: the property tax that every Alicante owner must pay

The Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles (IBI) is an annual municipal tax payable by all property owners in Spain, resident and non-resident alike. It is collected by each municipality separately — Alicante city, Torrevieja, Benidorm, Jávea, Calpe, Dénia — and the rate varies by council. Unlike IRNR, which is a national tax managed through the AEAT, the IBI is a local tax with its own collection procedures. Non-resident owners who are unaware of the IBI may accumulate arrears that come to light when they try to sell the property. BMC advises on IBI verification and, where needed, resolution of arrears situations.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Brexit has had material implications for British nationals with property in the Costa Blanca. Before Brexit, UK residents were taxed on Spanish rental income and imputed income at the EU/EEA rate of 19%. Since 1 January 2021, UK non-residents who were not already Spanish tax residents at that date are taxed at 24% — the general non-EU rate. The UK-Spain double tax treaty continues to apply, but the practical IRNR rate has increased significantly for many British property owners. BMC advises on all post-Brexit tax implications for British nationals with Alicante property or Spanish tax residency.
Yes. If you own a second home in Spain that you do not rent out commercially, you are taxed on deemed rental income — called imputed income — even though you receive no actual rent. The deemed income is calculated as 1.1% of the cadastral value (or 2% if the cadastral value has not been revised recently). This must be declared annually using modelo 210 regardless of whether the property is ever used. The tax is relatively modest in absolute terms, but the penalties for non-filing can be significant. BMC manages these annual filings for all non-resident property owners.
Yes. The Beckham Law (special expatriate tax regime) applies throughout Spain, including Alicante and the Valencian Community. The requirements are the same as elsewhere: no Spanish tax residency in the five years prior to the move, and a qualifying reason for relocating (employment contract, self-employment for foreign clients, entrepreneurship, or director of a Spanish company). The flat 24% rate and the exclusion of worldwide income from the Spanish tax base apply equally in Alicante. The application must be made within six months of Social Security registration. BMC manages the full application process.
When a non-resident sells a property in Spain, the buyer must retain 3% of the sale price and pay it to the AEAT on account of the seller's IRNR liability on the capital gain. The seller must file a modelo 210 within three months of the sale declaring the actual capital gain (sale price minus acquisition cost, adjusted for purchase expenses and permitted inflation coefficients). Additionally, the local municipality levies the plusvalía municipal tax — a tax on the increase in the cadastral land value. BMC manages both the IRNR filing and the plusvalía process for property sellers throughout the Costa Blanca.
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