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Company setup cost in Spain

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Official fees paid to the authorities

At setup EUR 110
Every year None counted

Official fees only. Excluding professional services (company formation, compliance, KYC, registered office), which vary from firm to firm.

Source: boe.es, one.gob.es

Professional services from a firm

At setup EUR 290 to 1,000
Every year EUR 1,200 to 2,160 + on request: registered office

Range of the starting prices published by firms in the directory, for the services switched on below.

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Estimated total, setup EUR 400 to 1,110
Estimated total, first year EUR 1,600 to 3,270 + firms' fees on request for registered office
Registration time About 1 day once the application is complete

Estimated total: official fees of the base option plus the starting prices published by firms for the services switched on below. The figures do not include the firm's fees for registered office, which firms in Spain quote on request.

Services from a firm

Starting prices published by firms on Accountanty, one price per firm. Most firms do not say whether government fees are included.

  • EUR 290 to EUR 1,000 one-offStarting prices published by 40 firms
  • EUR 1,200 to EUR 2,160 per yearStarting prices published by 59 firms
  • Price on requestFewer than 5 firms publish a price (3)
  • From EUR 150 per yearStarting prices published by 7 firms
  • From EUR 190 one-offStarting prices published by 5 firms

Breakdown of the estimate

Notary fee, fixed (online SL, capital up to EUR 3,100, model bylaws)EUR 60Official, at setupboe.es
Registrar fee, fixed (online SL, capital up to EUR 3,100, model bylaws)EUR 40Official, at setupboe.es
NIE application fee, per non-resident individual (form 790 code 012)EUR 9.84Official, at setupone.gob.es
Company formation by a firmEUR 290 to EUR 1,000Firms, one-offStarting prices published by 40 firms
Accounting and annual accounts (small company)EUR 1,200 to EUR 2,160Firms, per yearStarting prices published by 59 firms
Registered office or legal addressPrice on requestFirms, per yearFewer than 5 firms publish a price (3)
Annual return or annual report filingFrom EUR 150Firms, per yearStarting prices published by 7 firms
Residence visaFrom EUR 190Firms, one-offStarting prices published by 5 firms

Base: online SL through CIRCE with model bylaws and capital up to EUR 3,100, one non-resident founder applying for an NIE.

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Official fees paid to the authorities

At setup EUR 260
Every year None counted

Official fees only. Excluding professional services (company formation, compliance, KYC, registered office), which vary from firm to firm.

Source: boe.es, one.gob.es

Professional services from a firm

At setup EUR 290 to 1,000
Every year EUR 1,200 to 2,160 + on request: registered office

Range of the starting prices published by firms in the directory, for the services switched on below.

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Estimated total, setup EUR 550 to 1,260
Estimated total, first year EUR 1,750 to 3,420 + firms' fees on request for registered office
Registration time Not published once the application is complete

Estimated total: official fees of the base option plus the starting prices published by firms for the services switched on below. The figures do not include the firm's fees for registered office, which firms in Spain quote on request.

Services from a firm

Starting prices published by firms on Accountanty, one price per firm. Most firms do not say whether government fees are included.

  • EUR 290 to EUR 1,000 one-offStarting prices published by 40 firms
  • EUR 1,200 to EUR 2,160 per yearStarting prices published by 59 firms
  • Price on requestFewer than 5 firms publish a price (3)
  • From EUR 150 per yearStarting prices published by 7 firms
  • From EUR 190 one-offStarting prices published by 5 firms

Breakdown of the estimate

Notary fee, fixed (online SL through CIRCE without the model bylaws or with capital over EUR 3,100)EUR 150Official, at setupboe.es
Registrar fee, fixed (online SL through CIRCE without the model bylaws or with capital over EUR 3,100)EUR 100Official, at setupboe.es
NIE application fee, per non-resident individual (form 790 code 012)EUR 9.84Official, at setupone.gob.es
Company formation by a firmEUR 290 to EUR 1,000Firms, one-offStarting prices published by 40 firms
Accounting and annual accounts (small company)EUR 1,200 to EUR 2,160Firms, per yearStarting prices published by 59 firms
Registered office or legal addressPrice on requestFirms, per yearFewer than 5 firms publish a price (3)
Annual return or annual report filingFrom EUR 150Firms, per yearStarting prices published by 7 firms
Residence visaFrom EUR 190Firms, one-offStarting prices published by 5 firms

Base: online SL through CIRCE with own bylaws or capital over EUR 3,100, one non-resident founder applying for an NIE.

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Taxes in Spain

  • Corporate tax: 25% general rate; 15% for new companies in their first two profitable years; 19% and 21% in 2026 below EUR 1 million of turnover
  • Tax on dividends paid abroad: 19% on dividends paid to non-residents
  • VAT: 21%; reduced rates 10% and 4%

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Destination taxes only, before tax treaties and before any tax in your country of residence. Facts checked on 2026-10-23; the sources are in the corporate tax calculator.

How the estimate is built

What the figures include

  • Firms' figures are starting prices published by firms listed on Accountanty, read from their websites in October 2026: the range runs from the lower to the upper quartile, with at least 8 firms; "from" means 5 to 7 firms; below 5 the price is on request.
  • Official fees are added up only for the base option named in the breakdown. Other options and fees that apply only in some cases are listed separately.
  • The minimum capital of an SL has been EUR 1 since 19 October 2022; some official pages still mention EUR 3,000.
  • Publication of an online SL in the official gazette (BORME) is free of charge.
  • For an ordinary incorporation the registry fee follows a scale on the share capital (for example 0.10% between EUR 3,005.06 and EUR 30,050.61), capped and reduced by 5%.
  • The fixed online fees also require no shareholders that are legal persons, capital up to EUR 30,000 and a listed board structure.
  • The EU parent company exemption from withholding tax does not apply when most voting rights are held by persons resident outside the EU or EEA, subject to anti-abuse exceptions.
  • No domestic VAT registration threshold applies; the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla are outside the Spanish VAT territory.

All official fees: Limited liability company (SL) online through CIRCE with model bylaws, capital up to EUR 3,100

Notary fee, fixed (online SL, capital up to EUR 3,100, model bylaws)EUR 60At setupboe.es
Registrar fee, fixed (online SL, capital up to EUR 3,100, model bylaws)EUR 40At setupboe.es
NIE application fee, per non-resident individual (form 790 code 012)EUR 9.84At setupone.gob.es

Not published by the authorities: Company name certificate fee (Registro Mercantil Central); Fee for depositing the annual accounts at the Registro Mercantil.

Time to register: Within 24 hours through CIRCE when standardised instruments are used. Minimum share capital: Minimum EUR 1, fully paid when the deed is granted; this route requires capital not over EUR 3,100.

All official fees: Limited liability company (SL) with its own bylaws

Notary fee, fixed (online SL through CIRCE without the model bylaws or with capital over EUR 3,100)EUR 150At setupboe.es
Registrar fee, fixed (online SL through CIRCE without the model bylaws or with capital over EUR 3,100)EUR 100At setupboe.es
NIE application fee, per non-resident individual (form 790 code 012)EUR 9.84At setupone.gob.es

Not published by the authorities: Notary fee for an ordinary deed signed in person; BORME publication fee for an ordinary incorporation; Company name certificate fee (Registro Mercantil Central); Fee for depositing the annual accounts at the Registro Mercantil.

Time to register: Online without model bylaws: initial registration within 6 business hours and final registration within 5 days of the presentation entry. No overall figure is published. Minimum share capital: Minimum EUR 1, fully paid when the deed is granted.

Steps

  1. Obtain an NIE for each non-resident individual, or an NIF with form 036 for a non-resident company shareholder investinspain.org
  2. Obtain the company name certificate from the Registro Mercantil Central; it is valid for three months for granting the deed rmc.es
  3. Deposit the share capital in a bank no more than two months before the deed investinspain.org
  4. Sign the public deed of incorporation before a notary boe.es
  5. File the ITP and AJD return with the regional tax authority; the incorporation itself is exempt investinspain.org
  6. Register the deed in the Registro Mercantil; the company acquires legal personality on registration boe.es
  7. Apply for the permanent NIF and file the foreign investment declaration (form D-1A) within one month investinspain.org
  8. Register for the business activity tax (IAE), Social Security and the workplace opening notice investinspain.org

Documents and requirements

  • NIE application: form EX-15 in duplicate, proof of payment of form 790-012, passport or ID one.gob.es
  • Company name certificate with up to five names in order of preference rmc.es
  • Sworn translation of foreign-language documents and an apostille or legalisation of foreign public documents boe.es
  • Public deed of incorporation boe.es
  • The registered office is in Spain, where the effective administration and management or the main establishment is boe.es
  • A single-member SL may be formed by one natural or legal person boe.es
  • Share capital fully subscribed and paid up when the deed is granted boe.es
  • While capital is below EUR 3,000, at least 20% of profit goes to the legal reserve until reserve plus capital reach EUR 3,000 boe.es
  • The NIE is resolved within a maximum of five days of the application one.gob.es

Every year

  • Directors prepare the annual accounts within three months of the financial year end boe.es
  • The general meeting approves the accounts within the first six months of the year boe.es
  • Accounts deposited at the Registro Mercantil within one month of approval; failure closes the registry sheet and risks fines from EUR 1,200 boe.es
  • Audit exemption when two of these are not exceeded for two years: EUR 2,850,000 assets, EUR 5,700,000 turnover, 50 employees boe.es
  • Corporate tax return within 25 calendar days after the six months following the end of the tax period boe.es

What the cost of a company in Spain is made of

In Spain the usual company is the limited liability company (SL), and its official fees depend on the route. Online through CIRCE, with the Ministry of Justice model bylaws and capital not over EUR 3,100, the notary charges a fixed EUR 60 and the registrar EUR 40 (Real Decreto-ley 13/2010, art. 5). With its own bylaws or more capital, an online SL pays EUR 150 to the notary and EUR 100 to the registrar. The registry’s fixed amounts also require no shareholders that are legal persons, capital up to EUR 30,000 and a listed board structure; otherwise the registry fee follows a scale on the capital (Arancel de los Registradores Mercantiles). No fixed amount is published for a deed signed in person at a notary. Publication of an online SL in the BORME gazette is exempt from fees (Ley 14/2013, art. 15).

The minimum capital is EUR 1, fully paid when the deed is granted (Ley de Sociedades de Capital, art. 4). The legislator states CIRCE can form an SL in 24 hours when standardised instruments are used (Ley 18/2022, preamble). Without the model bylaws, the law sets 6 business hours for the initial registration and 5 days from the presentation entry for the final one (Ley 14/2013, art. 16).

Each non-resident individual needs an NIE, and a non-resident company shareholder needs an NIF with form 036. The NIE fee is EUR 9.84 and the application is resolved within five days at most (Plataforma ONE); you apply at a police station by appointment, through a representative, or at a Spanish consulate abroad. The registered office must be in Spain.

Each year the general meeting approves the accounts within six months of the year end, and they are deposited at the Registro Mercantil within one month of approval. No fee for the deposit is published. A missing deposit closes the company’s registry sheet and can bring fines from EUR 1,200 to EUR 60,000 (Ley de Sociedades de Capital, art. 283).

On Accountanty, 40 firms publish a price range for forming a company in Spain and 59 for yearly accounting; 7 publish a starting price for the annual return and 5 for visas, and the 3 firms offering a registered office quote on request. The official fees above are separate from what a firm charges for its services: ask each firm to show the two apart in its quote.

Setup costs in Spain: questions and answers

Which way of forming an SL in Spain has the smallest notary and registry fees?

The online route through CIRCE with the Ministry of Justice model bylaws and capital not over EUR 3,100: EUR 60 for the notary and EUR 40 for the registrar. With bylaws drafted for the company, or capital over EUR 3,100, the fixed amounts are EUR 150 and EUR 100. The registry's fixed amounts also require no legal-person shareholders and capital up to EUR 30,000.

Does a non-resident founder need an NIE to set up a Spanish company?

Yes. Each non-resident individual obtains an NIE first, with form EX-15 in duplicate, proof of payment of form 790-012 (EUR 9.84) and a passport or ID. The application is resolved within a maximum of five days. A non-resident company that is a shareholder obtains an NIF with form 036 instead.

What does a Spanish SL have to file every year?

Directors prepare the annual accounts within three months of the financial year end, the general meeting approves them within six months, and the accounts are deposited at the Registro Mercantil within one month of approval. No fee for the deposit is published. If the deposit is missing, no company document is registered while the failure lasts, and fines start at EUR 1,200.

How long does it take to register an SL in Spain?

Through CIRCE with standardised instruments, the law describes incorporation in 24 hours: the name certificate within 6 business hours, the notarial deed within 12 business hours of starting the online process, and registration within 6 business hours of receiving the deed. Without the model bylaws, final registration comes within 5 days of the presentation entry. The NIE, needed first, takes up to five days.

Sources and notes

  1. boe.es read 2026-10-23
  2. boe.es read 2026-10-13
  3. boe.es read 2026-10-23
  4. one.gob.es read 2026-10-23
  5. boe.es read 2026-10-23
  6. investinspain.org read 2026-10-13
  7. rmc.es read 2026-10-13
  8. boe.es read 2026-10-13
  9. boe.es read 2026-10-13
  10. boe.es read 2026-10-23
  11. boe.es read 2026-10-13
  12. boe.es read 2026-10-13
  13. boe.es read 2026-10-13
  14. boe.es read 2026-10-13
  15. boe.es read 2026-10-13
  16. boe.es read 2026-10-23
  17. boe.es read 2026-10-13
  18. boe.es read 2026-10-13
  19. boe.es read 2026-10-23
  20. boe.es read 2026-10-23
  21. sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es read 2026-10-23
  22. boe.es read 2026-10-23
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Official figures checked on 2026-10-23. General information, not legal or tax advice: check the official sources and confirm costs with a firm before you act.