BeckhamCheck for entrepreneurs
Beckham regime: Do you meet the requirements?
The Beckham Law does not only benefit ordinary employees. Our BeckhamCheck shows you in just a few minutes whether you and your business meet the requirements, and whether 0% tax on foreign dividends could apply to you.
Your result in 2 minutes
9 questions · free assessment · no obligation
- Since 2013 - advising on cross-border tax matters
- EU-wide approach - We combine the tax advantages of several countries
- Legally sound - We only advise on structures that hold up under scrutiny
The tax advantage
Why the Beckham regime is interesting for entrepreneurs
The Beckham regime does not only benefit employees. It also covers people who move to Spain because they are appointed director of a company – and that is exactly how entrepreneurs gain access. The size of the shareholding generally does not matter; only for companies that mainly hold assets must it be below 25%. Anyone who meets the requirements can be taxed at a much lower rate for six years.
0% on foreign dividends
Dividends, interest and capital gains from abroad are tax-free in Spain.
0% on your assets abroad
Spanish wealth tax applies only to assets in Spain. Whatever you own outside Spain is left untouched.
24% instead of up to 54% income tax
Your employment income – including income paid from abroad – is taxed at a flat 24% up to €600,000 and at 47% above that. Depending on the region, the standard progressive rates reach up to 54%.
The check
How the check works
9 short questions
Answer nine questions about your business and your plans to move. It takes around 2 minutes.
Personal assessment
You receive a suitability score and an assessment of your individual situation.
Initial consultation
If you wish, we go through your result with you free of charge and set out the concrete next steps.
Your result
What the check shows you
Within a few minutes, you receive a clear assessment based on your own situation:
Your eligibility
Whether you and your business meet the requirements for the Beckham regime.
Your tax advantage
How far your tax burden can fall in your particular situation.
Your time window
Whether your plans fit the key six-month deadline. Missing it is a common reason the advantage goes unused.
Your next steps
A concrete view of what makes sense for you and what happens next.
Common questions
No. Entrepreneurs can benefit too, typically through a role as managing director. We work out the exact arrangement case by case.
No. You move to Spain while your business runs through a company abroad. That company does, however, have to be genuinely managed outside Spain: if the key decisions are taken in Spain, Spain can treat it as Spanish resident. We work out how to keep the two properly separate case by case.
The main ones are: no Spanish tax residence in the five tax years before your move, a qualifying reason for the move (such as appointment as a company director), no income through a permanent establishment in Spain, an application within six months of the start of your activity as recorded in your Spanish social security registration, and Spanish tax residence (usually more than 183 days a year).
Leaving your current country of residence can trigger exit taxation – in Germany, for example. We plan your departure carefully in advance and coordinate with your existing tax adviser.
The Beckham regime applies for up to six tax years: the year in which you become tax resident in Spain plus the following five.
Do you meet the requirements for the Beckham regime?
Find out in a few minutes – free of charge and with no obligation.
Start the BeckhamCheck