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Moving from the UK to Spain? Both sides of your tax, planned as one.
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Moving from the UK to Spain? Both sides of your tax, planned as one.
No gaps between advisers who never speak to each other. We look at both countries before you move, so you know what each one will tax, and when.
UK pensions, ISAs and investments, your UK home, the sale of a business, inheritance tax and your Spanish residency: every part of the move, planned together.
Spanish lawyer and international tax adviser, and a native English speaker. Born and raised in Mallorca, he worked at larger legal and tax advisory firms before founding SamirLaw, a boutique practice built around international clients in Spain.
On the UK Desk he handles the Spanish side of your move: when you become tax resident in Spain, your Spanish tax position and what you need to file and when, the Beckham Law, your residency permit and any property you buy, all planned together with the UK side.
Alberto’s full profile
UK chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser, with more than 35 years in international tax. He began at Arthur Andersen and went on to become Managing Partner of EY’s Human Capital practice across Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa, advising on global mobility, and to lead EY’s UK business immigration practice.
Since then he has been Global Practice Leader for Immigration Services at Santa Fe Relocation, Senior Tax Counsel at Reed Smith LLP and a Tax Partner in Blick Rothenberg’s global mobility team in London. He also sits on the board of the ICAEW Tax Faculty.
Peter’s full profileWhen you stop being UK resident under the Statutory Residence Test, and whether split-year treatment applies.
State pension, SIPPs and workplace pensions: lump sums, drawdown and how Spain taxes them. Government service pensions stay taxed in the UK.
ISAs and other UK tax wrappers are not tax-free in Spain. We plan what to keep, sell or restructure before you move.
Selling before or after you move, or renting it out, with the returns needed in both countries.
Timing a sale around your move, so the gain is taxed once and in the right country.
UK inheritance tax can follow you for up to 10 years after you leave. We plan it alongside Spanish inheritance and gift tax.
Withdrawal Agreement residents and TIE renewals, and the Non-Lucrative and Digital Nomad visas for new arrivals.
Time abroad counterThe flat 24% regime for UK employees and remote workers, plus Spanish wealth tax and the Modelo 720 overseas assets return.
Beckham Law calculatorTell us your plans. We look at both countries and tell you what matters most, and when.
Spanish and UK work quoted separately, so you know the cost before anything starts.
Spanish returns and applications from us, UK returns and HMRC from our UK tax adviser, on one timeline.
The earlier we look at both sides, the more options you have.
Written by our lawyers, in plain English.