{"id":33123,"date":"2025-11-14T08:59:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T07:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=33123"},"modified":"2025-11-14T08:59:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T07:59:59","slug":"modelo-210-podcast","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/podcast\/modelo-210-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Modelo 210 - Spanish tax for non-residents explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What exactly is the Spanish tax of 'Modelo 210'? When do you have to fill it in? And what are the consequences if you forget?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YmheFC6QxU4\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YmheFC6QxU4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youtube<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/3S891jYRzPyDNUtYFvJdo0?si=NYmNqPOXR_-OTdE4T3cORw\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/3S891jYRzPyDNUtYFvJdo0?si=NYmNqPOXR_-OTdE4T3cORw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify <\/a><\/strong>or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/modelo-210-de-spaanse-belasting-voor-niet-inwoners\/id1819117882?i=1000736710532\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/modelo-210-de-spaanse-belasting-voor-niet-inwoners\/id1819117882?i=1000736710532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, An-Sofie and Glenn discuss a much-discussed topic among second-home owners in Spain: the <strong>Modelo 210<\/strong>, or Spanish tax for non-residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Glenn explains step by step:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the difference between <strong>IBI (municipal tax)<\/strong> and <strong>Modelo 210 (national tax)<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>how the tax is calculated at <strong>personal use<\/strong> of your home;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How that changes when you buy the property <strong>rents<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>which <strong>costs deductible<\/strong> its<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <strong>new deadlines<\/strong> for declaration and payment;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And why it remains useful to have a <strong>tax representative<\/strong> to appoint, even though it is no longer mandatory for EU residents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key insights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Any non-resident owner<\/strong> of a property in Spain must file the Modelo 210 declaration - even if the property is never rented out.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Spanish tax authorities <strong>does not send reminders or assessment notices<\/strong>: you have to take the initiative yourself.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is a <strong>big difference in calculation and deadline<\/strong> between own use and rental. Pay particular attention to the new annual return deadline for rental income (between <strong>1 and 20 January<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not declaring is not an option: if sold or inspected, the taxman can <strong>recover up to 4 years<\/strong> with fines and interest.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>tax representative<\/strong> helps to receive official documents, respond in time and declare everything correctly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/spanish-taxes-on-rental-income-vat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More info on Spanish taxes for non-residents<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/faq\/how-to-calculate-taxes-in-spain-a-calculation-example\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Calculation examples of the Modelo 210<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/fiscal-representative-spain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What exactly does tax representation entail?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Still have questions or want Confianz to take care of your Modelo 210 declaration?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If so, please email info@confianz.be.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33124,"template":"","podcast-onderwerp":[943],"class_list":["post-33123","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","podcast-onderwerp-belastingen"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast\/33123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcast"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"podcast-onderwerp","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast-onderwerp?post=33123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}