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Forum: Spain

Sep 13th 2011, 3:13 am

Replies: 29

Setting up as an autonomo

Views: 2,845

Posted By Butterfly88

Re: Setting up as an autonomo

Bl**dy hell! For such a short contract, this is turning into a red tape inferno...

I am leaving for Spain tomorrow too so it looks like I am going to have to suck it up and go along with the...

Forum: Spain

Sep 12th 2011, 10:38 pm

Replies: 29

Setting up as an autonomo

Views: 2,845

Posted By Butterfly88

Re: Setting up as an autonomo

Thanks Domino :)

Forum: Spain

Sep 12th 2011, 9:47 pm

Replies: 29

Setting up as an autonomo

Views: 2,845

Posted By Butterfly88

Re: Setting up as an autonomo

From what I understand, as I am only doing a short contract, I only need to pay all tax related fees (tax and NI for the UK or NIE, social security etc for Spain) to only one country.

So as I am...

Forum: Spain

Sep 12th 2011, 9:27 pm

Replies: 29

Setting up as an autonomo

Views: 2,845

Posted By Butterfly88

Re: Setting up as an autonomo

I have rung the HMRC guys in the UK and they have advised that I only need to fill in a self assessment tax form at the end of the year showing all my earnings made in Spain :)

This is fantastic...

Forum: Spain

Sep 10th 2011, 12:31 am

Replies: 29

Setting up as an autonomo

Views: 2,845

Posted By Butterfly88

Re: Setting up as an autonomo

Thanks for the suggestions. They are great :)

I have thought of setting up my own UK company but not sure how messy it gets with being paid in euros and paying tax and NI in pounds. I also...

Forum: Spain

Sep 9th 2011, 6:32 am

Replies: 29

Setting up as an autonomo

Views: 2,845

Posted By Butterfly88

Re: Setting up as an autonomo

Well it turns out the umbrella company was very shady indeed...

So I am now back to my original idea of going autonomo. A friend of mine seems to think that it will be fine waiting for my NIE...

Forum: Spain

Sep 9th 2011, 3:30 am

Replies: 29

Setting up as an autonomo

Views: 2,845

Posted By Butterfly88

Re: Setting up as an autonomo

Yes, I have already researched that side of things. Bl**dy taxes ;)

However, I have just been talking to someone about going through an umbrella company and this looks like a better option. ...

Forum: Spain

Sep 9th 2011, 2:45 am

Replies: 29

Setting up as an autonomo

Views: 2,845

Posted By Butterfly88

Re: Setting up as an autonomo

I have noticed that I need an NIE number first and this takes 2 weeks minimum.

So can I start my contract before the NIE number comes through and obviously, not set up as an autonomo?

Forum: Spain

Sep 9th 2011, 2:03 am

Replies: 29

Setting up as an autonomo

Views: 2,845

Posted By Butterfly88

Setting up as an autonomo

I am about to do a 5 month contract in Spain and will be paid by an agency located in Belgium.

I want to set myself up as autonomo in Spain but have no idea of what I need to do.

Therefore I...

Forum: France

Jun 17th 2010, 8:52 am

Replies: 11

DELF...?

Views: 4,544

Posted By Butterfly88

Re: DELF...?

Different courses seem to work well for different people but I have heard that Rosetta Stone is all marketing and not a lot of substance :(

I have tried Michel Thomas (audio course), Pimsleur...

Forum: France

Jun 16th 2010, 11:43 pm

Replies: 11

DELF...?

Views: 4,544

Posted By Butterfly88

Re: DELF...?

The B2 level in French is supposed to be the equivalent of the UK A level so obviously, it is quite a bit of work to get to this level. If you want to reach this level in a language quickly from...

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