Etiqueta: self-employed
Spain · 3 min de lectura
The self-employed contribution isn’t a tax, and treating it like one leads to bad planning
RETA and income tax are two different things paid for different reasons at different times. Understanding that split is the basis of any serious tax planning as a…
Fail/Win · 3 min de lectura
Real tax optimisation (not what gets sold as «tricks»)
The difference between legal tax optimisation and evasion isn't intent — it's whether there's real economic substance behind the operation. These are the legal levers that actually move…
Italy · 4 min de lectura
Freelancing in Italy: the flat-rate regime explained without the sales pitch
Italy's flat 15% sounds like a steal next to Spain's progressive income tax. The fine print — thresholds, exclusions, and what happens if you're actually billing from abroad…
France · 3 min de lectura
Auto-entrepreneur in France: the regime closest to autónomo — and where it differs most
With turnover caps, proportional contributions, and VAT that kicks in separately, France's micro-entrepreneur solves the same problem as Spain's autónomo with an almost opposite logic.
Argentina · 3 min de lectura
Monotributo, RESICO, and Spanish autónomo: three very different ways to bill as a freelancer
Argentina, Mexico, and Spain solve the same problem — how someone working for themselves gets taxed — with systems that barely resemble each other. Compared properly, not in…
Andorra · 3 min de lectura
Andorra in 2026: why it’s still the most talked-about tax destination (and the most misunderstood)
0% up to €24,000 and a 10% ceiling sound like fantasy compared to Spain. The part that never makes the headlines is how hard it actually is to…