Tax Advisory Services in Marbella

At MERAC Legal & Tax Lawyers, our Tax Advisory Department comprises a highly qualified multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing bespoke tax solutions for domestic and international clients wishing to establish their residence or business in Marbella. We offer a comprehensive approach that encompasses both regulatory compliance and tax optimisation, ensuring efficient and secure planning from both a legal and tax perspective.

 

Key services offered by our tax consultancy in Marbella

  • Advice and planning in relation to Corporate Income Tax and Value Added Tax, so that taxation is not an obstacle to the development of the company's business.
  • Comprehensive, advanced tax advice on transactions outside the scope of the company’s core business.
  • Comprehensive advice on corporate property transactions (VAT, Property Transfer Tax and Stamp Duty, etc.)
  • Advice on setting up tax consolidation groups for corporation tax purposes
  • Advice on special VAT schemes, such as VAT groups (REGE)
  • Planning for generational succession in family businesses whilst optimising the tax burden
  • Advice on the process of donating shares in companies and the application of tax exemptions and relief (Wealth Tax, Income Tax, Gift Tax)

If you’re looking for a tax lawyer in Marbella, at our firm we offer a comprehensive tax advisory service, tailored to your company’s day-to-day needs:

  • Ongoing tax advice for the day-to-day running of the business.

  • Strategies for optimising tax arrangements between the company and its shareholders.

  • Comprehensive accounting management and regular filing of tax returns.

  • Preparation of accounting reports and filing of the annual accounts with the Companies Register.

  • Calculation and filing of corporation tax, with a focus on tax optimisation.

  • Internal audit of tax procedures to identify potential risks and implement preventive measures.

Our commitment as tax lawyer in Marbella is to help you operate safely, transparently and with maximum tax efficiency.

  • Development of tax strategies aimed at optimising tax liability in relation to personal income tax (IRPF), wealth tax, as well as inheritance and gift tax, always within the current legal framework and with the aim of reducing the tax burden.
  • Handling and responding to requests, audits and communications issued by tax authorities at local, regional or national level.
  • Legal assistance in appeal proceedings before administrative bodies, including challenges relating to municipal capital gains assessments.
  • Specific tax advice on transactions involving crypto-assets, with a particular focus on compliance with current regulations.
  • Our team combines experience and technical rigour to ensure efficient and secure tax planning and defence that complies with legal obligations.

We offer specialist advice to non-residents who are considering taking up habitual residence in Spain or making investments in the country, helping them to plan their tax situation in advance.

  • Analysis of the tax treatment of remote work carried out from Spain for foreign companies.
  • Tax planning for professionals covered by the special tax regime for workers posted to Spain (known as the Beckham Law).
  • Advice on international relocation processes, including the correct application of the tax regime for expatriates.
  • Interpretation and practical application of the double taxation agreements signed by Spain.

Our aim is to provide secure and efficient solutions that enable our clients to meet their tax obligations whilst minimising risks and unnecessary burdens.

Our specialist solicitors

Mercedes Nieto

Legal Area Manager

Mercedes Nieto is a Lawyer and Economist and partner in the Corporate Law and Commercial Contracts practice at MERAC LEGAL & TAX LAWYERS. She began her professional career in the Coporate Law and Commercial Department of Garrigues and later moved to Qatar to work in a construction company until she joined the Corporate Law and Comercial Department of KPMG Abogados.

In 2018, she joined a law firm in Marbella as head of the Corporate Law and Commercial Department until joining MERAC LEGAL & TAX LAWYERS as a Partner.

She specialises in corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), real estate, national and international contracts and civil law.

She has been involved in M&A and property transactions across a wide range of sectors, and was recognised for her work as a solicitor in the field of commercial law and mergers and acquisitions by ‘Best Lawyers International’ in its 2020 and 2021 editions; in 2020, she was also awarded the prize for best lawyer in that field, and nominated in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Carmen Gallardo

Head of Tax Area

Carmen Gallardo is a Lawyer and Economist and Partner of the Tax Department of MERAC LEGAL & TAX LAWYERS.

She began her professional career more than 10 years ago in the Tax Law department of Garrigues until she joined the tax department of a multinational group of companies in the logistics sector based in Madrid, where she joined the financial-tax department of the parent company in Germany for three months, where she broadened her knowledge of international taxation.

In 2018, she joined the tax department of a law firm in Marbella until the foundation of MERAC LEGAL & TAX LAWYERS where she is partner responsible of the Tax Department.

Carmen specialises in corporate tax law. She has developed her career advising multinational groups on direct and indirect, national and international taxation and has participated in many corporate restructuring and M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) transactions. She also has extensive experience in advising on transfer pricing and tax proceedings.

In the 2020 and 2021 editions, she has been recognised for her work as a lawyer in the area of tax law by the association "Best Lawyers International".

Merecedes Nieto

Legal Area Manager

Carmen Gallardo

Head of Tax Area