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Tax lawyer for taxpayers in Marbella
If the Spanish Tax Agency (Agencia Tributaria, AEAT) has sent you a notification and you live in Marbella or own a property there, send us the document and we will read it the same day. Office in La Línea de la Concepción; in person or by video call.
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Tax defence for Marbella taxpayers: the deadline comes first
We are experienced in tax procedures. We look at your file, plan the reply, keep to the deadlines and give you a clear approach for each situation. It is legal advice in which the client’s interest comes first, whether the matter is personal income tax (IRPF), a property investment or a company.
The notification arrives by registered post or, increasingly, at the online office (sede electrónica). In the second case the deadline runs from the moment you open the notice, or from ten calendar days after it was made available if you have not opened it. Many people find out too late.
What people in Marbella send us is usually the same thing: a request for information about a sale, a review letter about a seasonal let or a proposed assessment they do not understand. Reply before reading it carefully and you may accept something that is not right.
We are a team working in tax law, with tax advice and defence in the same firm, and we work with the General Tax Act (Ley General Tributaria) and the case law of the Supreme Court. We start with three things: which procedure the tax office has opened, which tax and which years it covers, and how many days you have left.
What to send usThe full letter, the date you opened it and, if you have it, the return it refers to.
Requests for information, tax reviews and audits
We stay close to you and help at every stage. The lawyer explains the process, where each figure they claim comes from and what the taxpayer is really obliged to do. We plan the work and build a strategy that suits both foreign owners and residents.
Requests for information
The tax office asks for data or supporting documents. We check whether you have to provide them, what it makes sense to hand over and what has not been asked for.
Limited tax review (comprobación limitada)
When it ends in a proposed assessment, we prepare the objections with the evidence behind them.
Tax audit
We go with you to every meeting, put books, contracts and receipts in order before the first appointment and follow the case through to the audit report (acta).
Penalties
We study whether there was fault and whether the reasons given in the file are sufficient. If they are not, it is appealed.
Appeals
Appeal for reconsideration (recurso de reposición), economic-administrative claim (reclamación económico-administrativa) and, if the matter requires it, court proceedings.
Deferrals and seizures
We ask to pay in instalments and act on an enforcement order (providencia de apremio).
Which tax office covers Marbella
The Tax Agency has an office (Administración) in Marbella, at avenida Jacinto Benavente, 27. It belongs to the Málaga Delegation and it is the one that sends you requests for information if your tax residence or your business is in the city.
One point first: from La Línea we run the matter just as if we were in that office. Most actions are answered electronically, and for the in-person appointments that do take place, we go with you or with a power of representation, depending on the case. If you need to appeal, economic-administrative claims for the province of Málaga are resolved by the decentralised chamber of the Regional Economic-Administrative Court of Andalusia (Tribunal Económico-Administrativo Regional), also in Málaga city.
Property, business and non-residents with assets in Marbella
People who own a house on the Costa del Sol and live in another country often receive letters from the tax office about things they have not declared, without knowing they had to: imputed income from the property, a let, a sale with its gain, or assets abroad that a resident does have to report.
When the source is Form 210 (modelo 210) or a disputed tax residence, we take care of the defence. If what you want is to file the correct return as a non-resident, that is a different page →
Companies in Marbella, above all in property and tourism, receive requests about VAT, withholdings and dealings with shareholders; we review the tax side of the business with the same approach. Other common problems are regularising overdue years before the Tax Agency gets there first, tax residence disputed between Spain and another country, and differences between what was declared and what is on the cadastre.
Holiday lets and the tax office: what the Administration already knows
Short-stay rental platforms report to the Tax Agency who is letting, which property and how much was collected. When that data does not match your return, the tax office spots it on its own and writes to you.
In Marbella this is very common. The arguments for the defence depend on whether you are a resident or not, whether the let is seasonal or tourist, and whether there are expenses that can be deducted. We review the request, put the bookings and receipts in order, and reply with your figures, not the platform’s.
29 %
Municipal plusvalía tax rate in Marbella
Municipal capital gains tax and IBI in Marbella: when the bill is wrong
These are taxes of the town hall and they are challenged before it, not before the tax office. An appeal for reconsideration can be lodged against a municipal assessment within one month of notification, and property tax (IBI) bills are checked against the cadastral reference.
For the municipal capital gains tax (plusvalía municipal), the Marbella bylaw applies a rate of 29 % to the taxable base. If you sold at a loss, or with a smaller gain than the objective calculation gives, you can ask for it to be calculated on the real value. For that calculation you need to provide the purchase and sale deeds.
Also online: your tax lawyer without travelling to La Línea
Most of the work is done from home:
And if you prefer to see us, our office is in La Línea. To set a time, you can book a video call →
Video call
We explain what the tax office is asking and what options there are.
Photos and PDFs by WhatsApp
The notification, the deeds and the supporting documents reach us from your phone.
Digital signature or power of representation
With these we file documents on your behalf.
Online procedures
We reply through the Agency's online office, with proof of filing.
Common questions about a tax lawyer in Marbella
Your situation is not listed here? Send us the letter on WhatsApp and we will tell you which procedure it is and how many days you have left.
Are you based in Marbella?
No. Our office is in La Línea de la Concepción. We work with clients in Marbella by video call or, if they prefer, in La Línea.
The tax office has asked me for documents. What do I do?
Send us the whole letter before you reply. With it we know whether it is a request for information, a review or an audit, and how many days are left.
How many days do I have to reply?
Whatever the letter says. Ten working days to object is common, and one month to appeal an assessment or a penalty.
Can I appeal if I live outside Spain?
Yes. With a power of representation we act for you and you get updates by email or WhatsApp. You do not need to travel.
Do you only handle paperwork?
No. We are lawyers and tax advisers: we defend you before the tax office and advise on taxes. We do not do monthly bookkeeping or payroll.
What is the difference from your non-residents page?
This one is for when the tax office has already written to you or is about to. The non-residents page is for filing Form 210 correctly.
Can the tax office review old years?
As a general rule up to four years, counted from the end of the filing period. An action by the Administration can interrupt that period.
Other services of the firm
Send us your tax office letter
Send it by WhatsApp or leave us a message in the form. A tax lawyer reads it and tells you what has happened and which documents we need.
Office in La Línea de la Concepción. We work with you online or in person.
C/ Cervantes 2, entreplanta, despacho 4 · 11300 La Línea de la Concepción
WhatsApp 652 948 572 · 956 174 981 · pablo@asesoriaserra.es