The real reason I started writing about tax returns earlier is because I saw an advert for the por tantos campaign on one of the web sites I visited this morning.
That’s this year’s campaign to get people to tick the box on their declaración de la renta to give a contribution to the Catholic church. Continue reading “vivir de las rentas II”
It’s that time of year again. Time to do the annual declaración de la renta, the Spanish tax return.
This is somewhat easier now the tax office issue a borrador of what they think your status is, which you can simply agree to rather than going through the process of filling out a lengthy tax form. Mind you, I’m pretty sure that if they then decide they got it wrong it’s going to be the individual who will be responsible.Many people will therefore still complete the return from first principles, and although it’s a lot more automated than in the past, I still expect to see people queuing in the bank clutching their envelopes bearing the primary-coloured logo of the Agencia Tributaria and the PADRE logo.
As shown in the photo, there’s a poster taped to the church door in the village.
When I saw it, I thought it must be particularly important or they would have simply put it on the notice board along with the other general announcements.