Work and business in Spain

Your business in Spain — with AXEN’s support

Starting your own business, registering a company, accounting, tax and administrative matters — we help you understand Spanish procedures, prepare documents and organise your dealings with the specialists you need.

Registering as autónomo in Spain

Planning to work for yourself in Spain? AXEN helps you understand the requirements, prepare your documents and complete the necessary registration procedures with specialist support.

• Identify the right type of activity and the corresponding IAE code.
• Check the main registration conditions, including your right to work in Spain.
• Prepare the necessary documents and applications.
• Organise registration with Hacienda and Seguridad Social (RETA).
• Explain how autónomo contributions are paid and the conditions for possible reductions.
• Provide information on the main tax obligations: IVA, IRPF and reporting.
• Bring in an accountant or gestor for ongoing support.
• Help you deal with electronic notifications and administrative procedures.

Start working for yourself in Spain with a clear action plan and AXEN’s support.

Setting up a Sociedad Limitada (SL) in Spain

Planning to open your own company in Spain? AXEN helps organise the registration of a Sociedad Limitada (SL), prepare the necessary documents and coordinate your dealings with notaries, registries and specialists.

• Arrange a consultation on choosing the legal form of your business.
• Explain the main features and stages of setting up an SL.
• Help prepare the founders’ documents.
• Support checking and reserving the company name.
• Organise the preparation of the founding documents and articles of association by specialists.
• Arrange the notarial formalisation of the company’s incorporation.
• Coordinate registration with the Registro Mercantil.
• Organise obtaining the NIF and the necessary procedures with Hacienda.
• Help prepare documents for opening a corporate bank account.
• Organise accounting and tax services.
• Support obtaining permits and licences with the help of specialists.

From business idea to registered company — AXEN helps organise every stage.

Accounting support in Spain

Running a business requires proper paperwork, timely reporting and meeting financial obligations. AXEN helps entrepreneurs and companies organise professional accounting services in Spain.

• Find an accountant or gestor suited to your activity.
• Organise accounting services for autónomos and SL companies.
• Help set up income and expense records.
• Organise the preparation and checking of invoices (facturas).
• Coordinate the preparation of quarterly and annual reporting.
• Help organise the storage of accounting documents.
• Explain how to work with your accountant and the tax authorities.
• Arrange consultations on accounting matters.
• Keep track of deadlines for passing documents to specialists.

You grow your business — AXEN helps organise its accounting.

Taxes and tax support in Spain

The Spanish tax system sets out different obligations for individuals, the self-employed and companies. AXEN helps you understand the main requirements, organise your documents and get professional tax support.

• Provide general information about the Spanish tax system.
• Arrange consultations for individuals, autónomos and SL companies.
• Explain the main taxes: IRPF, IVA and Impuesto sobre Sociedades.
• Help you understand tax return deadlines.
• Organise the preparation of quarterly and annual returns through specialists.
• Help gather the necessary financial documents.
• Coordinate the preparation and filing of returns by authorised specialists.
• Arrange consultations on tax residence and international taxation.
• Support obtaining tax certificates.
• Help you deal with Agencia Tributaria notifications and prepare responses.
• Bring in a tax adviser to analyse your specific situation.

Tax in Spain becomes clearer with AXEN’s team of specialists.

Social security (Seguridad Social)

Spain’s social security system is linked to employment, entrepreneurship, contributions and social rights. AXEN helps you understand the procedures and organise the necessary documents.

• Help obtain a social security number (NUSS / NAF).
• Organise the entrepreneur’s registration with Seguridad Social.
• Support registration and de-registration as self-employed.
• Explain how autónomo contributions are calculated and paid.
• Provide information on possible reductions and lower rates.
• Help obtain certificates and confirmations from Seguridad Social.
• Organise checks of administrative data and registration status.
• Support applications to the TGSS and other competent bodies.
• Bring in a specialist in employment and social matters when needed.

Understand Spain’s social security system with AXEN’s support.

Contracts and business documentation

Every business involves signing contracts, formalising agreements and meeting obligations to partners, clients and contractors. AXEN helps organise the preparation and professional review of contractual documents in Spain.

• Organise the preparation of commercial contracts and agreements.
• Support the formalisation of service contracts.
• Help organise contracts with suppliers and contractors.
• Organise reviews of commercial lease agreements.
• Coordinate the preparation of employment contracts with specialists.
• Organise a legal review of contract terms before signing.
• Help prepare the data and documents for agreements.
• Organise translation of contracts into Spanish, Russian and other languages.
• Support notarial certification of documents when needed.
• Bring in a lawyer to analyse contractual risks and the parties’ obligations.

Build your business relationships with confidence and AXEN’s support.

Administrative support for businesses

Spanish bureaucracy takes time, attention to documents and an understanding of public procedures. AXEN helps entrepreneurs and companies handle administrative tasks, organise applications to institutions and work with the right specialists.

• Prepare applications, forms and administrative documents.
• Organise appointments (cita previa) at public institutions.
• Support obtaining certificates, statements and official confirmations.
• Help with the Certificado Digital and using Cl@ve.
• Organise the submission of documents through electronic government services.
• Help you understand official letters and notifications.
• Coordinate dealings with Hacienda, Seguridad Social and other institutions.
• Organise document translations and notarial procedures.
• Help update the administrative details of an entrepreneur or company.
• Coordinate the work of accountants, lawyers, notaries and other specialists.

Less time on bureaucracy — more room to grow your business.

Website development and digital growth

Want to launch your business online, update an existing website or make your company more efficient? AXEN helps organise the creation and modernisation of digital solutions, business process automation and technical support with specialists.

• Corporate websites, service websites, landing pages and online shops.
• Site structure, design and user interface development.
• Updating and modernising existing websites (upgrade).
• Preparing and publishing content in several languages.
• Organising SEO for search engine visibility.
• Integrating CRM systems, online booking, enquiry forms and payment solutions.
• Automating enquiry handling, client communication and internal processes.
• Organising technical support, updates and website maintenance.
• Connecting analytics to measure website and marketing performance.
• Finding developers, designers and IT specialists, and coordinating the project.

Grow your business with modern digital tools. AXEN helps turn your ideas into working solutions.

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AXEN coordinates administrative processes and dealings with specialists. Legal, tax, accounting and other regulated professional services are provided by appropriately qualified professionals. Whether a specific procedure is possible depends on the client's circumstances and current requirements.