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Spain
A dual-hub market where Madrid's wealth tax relief and Barcelona's entrepreneurial base draw relocating executives and UHNW families under the Beckham Law regime, even as a new state-level solidarity tax narrows the gap.
Family offices
150+
Avg AUM
€300M
Regulatory body
Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV)
Tax environment
Wealth tax varies sharply by region: Madrid's 100% rebate is suspended while the state solidarity tax applies, and Catalonia applies its own 0.21%-3.48% scale. The Beckham Law offers a flat 24% rate for relocating executives, and the state solidarity tax above EUR3M of net taxable wealth applies regardless of region.
Introduction
Spain has quietly built one of Southern Europe's more active family office markets, split between Madrid, the corporate-headquarters and UHNW concentration point, where net taxable wealth below EUR3 million pays no wealth tax, and Barcelona, home to entrepreneurial and industrial family capital. Inbound relocation has accelerated under the Beckham Law's flat expat tax rate, particularly since Portugal wound down its comparable NHR regime.
Key Numbers
Beckham Law flat tax rate24%
Solidarity tax threshold (ITSGF)EUR3M net wealth
Madrid wealth tax dueNone up to EUR3M net taxable wealth; above, equal to the solidarity tax
Evaluation
Wealth tax varies sharply by region. Catalonia applies its own 0.21%-3.48% scale above a EUR500,000 exemption, while Madrid's 100% rebate is suspended as long as the state solidarity tax applies, so Madrid residents above the EUR3 million threshold pay wealth tax equal to the amount that tax would charge.
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Key Highlights
Madrid wealth tax rebate
Madrid residents with net taxable wealth below EUR3 million pay no wealth tax; above it, they pay an amount equal to the state solidarity tax
Beckham Law flat rate
Flat 24% rate on employment income for qualifying relocating executives and their families
Post-NHR relocation trend
Growing inbound relocation trend following the wind-down of Portugal's comparable NHR regime
Two distinct hubs
Madrid (corporate/UHNW) and Barcelona (entrepreneurial/industrial) give families a choice of ecosystem
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