Tax Law in Tenerife & Fuerteventura
Non-resident returns, property taxes and the Canary regime — planned and filed.
The Canaries play by their own tax rules.
What we handle
- Non-resident income tax returns, every year
- Property purchase, sale and rental taxation
- The 3% retention when non-residents sell
- Tax residency planning when you relocate
- IGIC registration and filings for business
- Canary special regime (REF, RIC, ZEC) advice
- Inheritance and gift tax planning across borders
- Tax inspections, notifications and appeals
IGIC instead of VAT, its own incentives, non-resident quirks — we make the archipelago’s tax regime an advantage instead of a trap.
We advise residents, non-resident owners and businesses on Canary and Spanish taxation: annual non-resident returns, the taxes around buying, selling and renting property, tax residency when you move, and the special Canary Economic and Tax Regime (REF) for companies. Advice and filings, both.
In practice: the Agencia Tributaria and the Canary tax agency (ATC), the 3% retention when non-residents sell, plusvalía at the town hall — and the deadlines that quietly multiply a bill when missed. We keep the calendar for you.
Three stories we hear every week.
"I rent out my Tenerife apartment a few weeks a year — do I owe tax here?"
"We sold our house and the buyer kept back 3% of the price."
"I've moved to Fuerteventura. Where do I pay tax now?"
How we work
Olga Caballero
Founder & Lawyer — Costa Adeje · CorralejoAdvising international clients across the Canary Islands since 1998, in person and by video. Tax files pair the lawyer with the numbers: the person who plans your position also signs the filings — and answers to Hacienda beside you.
Español · English · Deutsch · Русский · ItalianoFive languages spoken in-house — and live-translated video for five more.
Olga Caballero Martel · Colegiada nº 2805, Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Las Palmas.
Meet the teamIn their words
The best gestor on the island if you need help with anything related to tax — best place to go. Five stars, well deserved.
Excellent attention and very fast paperwork.
Excellent attention, genuine willingness to help and a high level of professionalism.
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Tax — what clients ask first.
I'm a non-resident owner. Which taxes concern me?
The annual non-resident income tax (even without renting out), IBI at the town hall, and the taxes around any sale — including the buyer's 3% retention and plusvalía. One yearly filing keeps most owners fully compliant.
What is IGIC?
The Canary Islands' indirect tax, applied instead of mainland VAT at generally lower rates. If you run a business here, IGIC registration and returns replace the VAT ones — with rules of their own.
When do I become a Spanish tax resident?
Broadly: more than 183 days in Spain in a year, or your centre of economic interests here. The consequences reach your worldwide income, so the move is worth planning before it happens, not after.
Can you deal with Hacienda for me?
Yes. With a simple authorisation we receive the notifications, answer requerimientos and file appeals — deadlines in Spanish tax procedure are short, and missing them usually costs the argument.
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Sure your Canary taxes are actually settled?
Book a consultation in person or by video — a clear, honest reading of your case in your own language, and a plan and fee agreed before any work begins.