Spain
Spain targets HNWs over tax evasion as data-sharing goes live
Spain has announced new measures to crack down on tax fraud by wealthy individuals, as the country becomes one of the early adopters of the ‘automatic exchange of information’ regime.
Spain under fire to harmonise tax regimes across regions
Pressure is mounting on the Spanish government to introduce a nationwide tax system to address “substantial tax disparities” between the country’s 17 autonomous regions.
Spain retains wealth tax quashing hopes of ‘promised abolition’
Spain has confirmed there will be no changes to income or wealth taxes in 2017, despite political instability in recent months giving hope that a controversial wealth tax would finally be lifted.
Arsenal’s Sanchez facing jail after admitting €1m tax fraud
Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez faces a possible jail sentence after admitting to tax fraud in Spain of almost €1m (£880,240, $1.06m).
Arsenal footballer’s house ‘seized’ by Spanish tax authorities
Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez has had his luxury four-bed house seized in Spain amid an ongoing tax investigation, with the Spanish authorities claiming he owes them €3.7m (£3.12m, $3.8m) in unpaid taxes.