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In force 22 Jan 2025
Repealed Taxation

Real Decreto-Ley 9/2024 tax measures repealed

RDL 9/2024, enacted in December 2024 with a broad package of individual-taxation amendments, was rejected by Congress during its mandatory convalidation vote on 22 January 2025 and therefore repealed retroactively. The net effect is that the tax rules in force before December 2024 (including the Beckham Law as constituted under the 2023 Startups Law) remained unchanged. A political signal of the Sánchez coalition's fragility during this period.

Who it affects: Beckham Law beneficiaries and other individual-tax regimes potentially affected by RDL 9/2024.

BOE — Boletín Oficial del Estado (Spanish Official Gazette) ↗ · Agencia Tributaria (Spanish Tax Authority) ↗ · verified 2026-04-19

In force 1 Jan 2023
In force Taxation

Beckham Law expanded to digital nomads and shortened non-residency period

Under the Startups Law, the Beckham Law special tax regime was expanded to explicitly cover holders of the DNV and HQP routes. The minimum pre-relocation non-residency period was reduced from 10 to 5 years, materially opening the regime to more applicants. The 24% flat rate on Spanish-source income up to €600,000 remains unchanged.

Who it affects: Digital Nomad Visa holders, Highly Qualified Professional hires, and other non-EEA movers.

Agencia Tributaria (Spanish Tax Authority) ↗ · BOE — Boletín Oficial del Estado (Spanish Official Gazette) ↗ · verified 2026-04-19