warning - hacienda/tax man in Spain
Feb 11th 2010, 8:52 pm
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warning - hacienda/tax man in Spain
thought I would share this......
hubby was self employed in Spain all taxes etc paid up to date
havent lived in Spain for over a year, popped back over a couple of months ago, collected mail from our house which included a letter from the hacienda saying that our bank account was under embargo as he had outstanding IVA to pay
strange as, as I said all taxes etc etc paid up to date
checked all paperwork and scanned and sent it to gestor in Spain - to confirm all payments due were paid in full
they confirmed that its the local tax office error BUT as we hadnt replied to the letter from the tax office we had to pay a fine of over 200 euros
not happy as the error was not ours and this dates back to 2007...so plenty of time to advise us of any supposed error
so now the gestor has put in a request to cancel the fine and ask that it isnt taken from our bank account.....good news, except the tax office wont change the correspondence address, so they will send the reply to our address in Spain !!!!!
dont seem fair to me !!!
hubby was self employed in Spain all taxes etc paid up to date
havent lived in Spain for over a year, popped back over a couple of months ago, collected mail from our house which included a letter from the hacienda saying that our bank account was under embargo as he had outstanding IVA to pay
strange as, as I said all taxes etc etc paid up to datechecked all paperwork and scanned and sent it to gestor in Spain - to confirm all payments due were paid in full
they confirmed that its the local tax office error BUT as we hadnt replied to the letter from the tax office we had to pay a fine of over 200 euros
not happy as the error was not ours and this dates back to 2007...so plenty of time to advise us of any supposed error
so now the gestor has put in a request to cancel the fine and ask that it isnt taken from our bank account.....good news, except the tax office wont change the correspondence address, so they will send the reply to our address in Spain !!!!!
dont seem fair to me !!!
Last edited by spain; Feb 11th 2010 at 8:58 pm.
Feb 11th 2010, 9:16 pm
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Re: warning - hacienda/tax man in Spain
La gran burocracia mal de España
... is anything fair in Spain ? They do seem to have the power to do as they please... pity they are not so cocky with corrupt mayors, builders, solicitors and notaries !!
... is anything fair in Spain ? They do seem to have the power to do as they please... pity they are not so cocky with corrupt mayors, builders, solicitors and notaries !!
Feb 12th 2010, 6:28 am
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Re: warning - hacienda/tax man in Spain
I sympathise with you - it's not just the money but all the time mucking about putting right an error that was their's in the first place. Perhaps though a sign that the El Taxman is getting tougher as well as more incompetent.
