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Contigency Plan for No-Deal Brexit - What will happen to UK Expats in Spain? How will the Spanish government respond to a No-Deal Brexit scenario? On the 2nd of March 2019, the Spanish Government published a Royal Decree on the state's Official Bulletin (BOE) detailing a contigency plan for a No-Deal Brexit. This 31 page decree details several key issues such as trade and international relations but in this article were going to discuss how the Decree will directly affect the lives of Expat. With a No-Deal Brexit looking more and more likely every day we can at least take some consolation in the fact that the Spanish State will secure some of our rights for a short grace period. Driver's License When you become a Spanish resident you are obligated to change your UK license for a Spanish one. As a European citizen, you can do this without taking another exam. Fortunately, there will be a 9 months grace period. Non-residents can continue to drive in Spain with their

3% Non-Residents Sale Tax - Could I be entitled to thousands of euros? If you've made a loss on the sale of your property, you might able to claim this tax back.  When selling your house in Spain as a non-resident, the buyer will retain 3% to pay to the Tax Office. In some cases you might be entitled to claim this money back, especially if you've made a loss on the sale. This is an administrative process. The Tax authority checks whether there are any outstanding taxes payable by the non-resident seller (such as the annual non-resident tax) before returning any funds. To put it in perspective we can use the following example: John Smith purchased a holiday home in 2007 for 120.000€ and in 2019 he decides to put it up for sale. John accepts an offer of 100.000€ When it comes to the transaction on the day of the signing, the buyer retains 3000€ from the price, leaving a total of 97.000€ for John. The reason the buyer does this is so that he can be sure the 3%

  Tarifa Plana - The Opportunity to Start Your Spanish Business  What is the Tarifa Plana and how can it help me go self-employed? You might have considered starting your own business in Spain. Whether it be as a self-employed (Autonomo) builder or a limited company (SL). If you were ever considering doing so then now would be the time.  Both as an employee and as self - employed you pay into the Spanish Social Security System and as such, have access to the National Health System. These Social Security payments for being Autonomo are a fixed rate payment and for a lot of people are considered to be too high to able to start their business off. You would have to pay a hefty monthly fee to the SS office right off the bat.  Fortunately, this has now changed thanks to the Tarifa Plana. In 2014 the Spanish Government initiated the Tarifa Plana - a series of bonifications and benefits for first time self-employers. This system entails a 80% discount  for the first 6 m

 Dedicated to solving problems. At G. Bryan Expat Solutions we understand that most expatriates have chosen life abroad for one reason in particular: to enjoy a more simple, relaxed and comfortable life. Spain can provide all of these things thanks to its great climate, superb gastronomy and easy going philosophy. However, the language barrier and different bureaucratic methods can sometimes make life in Spain more stressful than it should be.    An expatriate can spend the majority of their lives in their home country and being accustomed to the “system” of their own nation but as the Spanish like to say: Spain is different. In some cases you may feel helpless and incredibly stressed by unexpected problems that are placed in front of you and you just don’t know where to turn.   Th e philosophy of problem solving   We love Spain. We enjoy every minute of being here. Why shouldn’t everyone else? Why should you feel helpless and stressed from issues that