https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed ‘Autónomo’ fees in Spain are notoriously high but there are a number of expenses that self-employed workers can deduct in order to cut costs in their quarterly tax returns. https://www.thelocal.es/20201208/self-employed-in-spain-seven-ways-to-save-money-on-your-income-tax-return Tue, 08 Dec 2020 15:41:54 +0100 self-employed-in-spain-seven-ways-to-save-money-on-your-income-tax-return Being autónomo in Spain has always been a tough gig, but the pandemic has tightened the screw for many more self-employed. Here are six websites through which SMEs and autónomos can get financing and government aid.   https://www.thelocal.es/20211004/self-employed-in-spain-six-must-visit-websites-to-apply-for-grants-and-benefits Mon, 04 Oct 2021 17:53:43 +0200 self-employed-in-spain-six-must-visit-websites-to-apply-for-grants-and-benefits New aid packages to help autónomos have been announced in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20201130/new-aid-packages-for-the-self-employed Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:49:04 +0100 new-aid-packages-for-the-self-employed Spain isn’t a country famed for its entrepreneurship, a factor that can actually prove to be an advantage for foreigners in the country who know how to capitalise on ‘autónomo’ shortages. https://www.thelocal.es/20201014/working-from-home-in-spain-the-most-in-demand-freelance-jobs-in-spain Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:48:44 +0200 working-from-home-in-spain-the-most-in-demand-freelance-jobs-in-spain Earlier this week came news of a development that had many freelancers in Spain if not jumping for joy exactly then at least muttering under their breath “about time”. https://www.thelocal.es/20201008/autonomo-what-we-know-about-spains-plan-to-change-freelance-contributions Thu, 08 Oct 2020 14:47:32 +0200 autonomo-what-we-know-about-spains-plan-to-change-freelance-contributions Almost a quarter of a million expats accounted for 20 per cent of the newly registered 'autonomo' self-employed workers in Spain in the last 12 months, some 6.2 per cent more than in the year before. https://www.thelocal.es/20140625/a-fifth-of-spains-new-freelancers-are-foreigners Wed, 25 Jun 2014 16:23:00 +0200 a-fifth-of-spains-new-freelancers-are-foreigners A growing number of expat entrepreneurs are making the most of new Spanish laws designed to breathe life into small businesses and promote foreign investment. Here, Andrea Maltman speaks to Spain's new crop of expat self-starters. https://www.thelocal.es/20131113/spain-eases-path-for-expat-entrepreneurs Wed, 13 Nov 2013 15:08:00 +0100 spain-eases-path-for-expat-entrepreneurs There are around a million 'hidden' jobs in Spain, a key study into the country's black economy argues. https://www.thelocal.es/20130909/black-economy-hides-one-million-workers-report Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:30:00 +0200 black-economy-hides-one-million-workers-report If you're self-employed in Spain and feel like you´re working harder than people on a salary, you could well be right, new figures show. https://www.thelocal.es/20130808/spains-self-employed-work-seven-hours-more-a-week Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:59:00 +0200 spains-self-employed-work-seven-hours-more-a-week Spain's 2.9 million-strong army of self-employed people is among the least skilled in Europe, a new study by employment human resources agency Adecco shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20130801/self-employed-workers-in-spain Thu, 01 Aug 2013 16:40:00 +0200 self-employed-workers-in-spain Only three in ten self-employed Spanish workers manage to successfully claim unemployment benefits when their businesses fold. https://www.thelocal.es/20130625/70-percent-of-freelancer-dole-claims-denied Tue, 25 Jun 2013 16:06:00 +0200 70-percent-of-freelancer-dole-claims-denied