1. Opening procedure

Opening a shop in Spain is generally divided into two situations, one is to use the name of the individual and the other is to use the name of the company.

Personal words, such as grocery stores, hundred-dollar stores, small clothing retail stores and so on. , are relatively simple, because you can do "tax". Larger businesses or wholesale businesses will choose to set up a company first and do business in the name of the company. The minimum registered capital of the company is 3000 euros.

Both individuals and companies have the same procedures and precautions:

1. Sign the lease contract.

2. Go through the business opening formalities (registered by the tax bureau and social security bureau).

3. Apply for a business license.

If it is a transfer store, then:

1. It is suggested to sign the lease contract directly with the landlord.

2. Before signing a contract with the seller, it is recommended to find a professional for review.

3. If you use the existing business license, it is recommended to find a professional to review it.

2. Preventive measures

Before opening or receiving a store, you must make sure whether you have a business license or related orders, and whether your neighbors have had any adverse reactions. Because these will directly lead to whether the municipal government agrees or not to open stores.

Due to the increasing intensity of inspection and fines, if the certificate is missing when the business license is renamed, it is best to supplement or redraw it in time, so that there will be no trouble in the subsequent inspection.

Before signing the lease contract with the landlord, let the draftsman confirm the business type of the store, whether the design is reasonable, whether some walls can be demolished according to the provisions of the municipal government, confirm the building structure and go through relevant procedures. In order to avoid problems after signing the contract.

3. What should the bar pay attention to?

The materials about the bar include: business license, food hygiene operation certificate, opinions, cockroach certificate, prohibition of selling alcohol to minors under 18, no smoking label, HORARIO business schedule, L 10 logo, in-store insurance, and fire extinguishers within the validity period.

So about the bar HOJA DE RECLAMACION, it is different from ordinary food stores, hundred-dollar stores and clothing stores. First of all, you need to fill out a form to register, and it needs to apply to a special department (DIRECCION GENERAL DE TURISMO).

As long as it is a bar, restaurant or coffee shop, whether your store is in the city center or in the suburbs, you need to apply in DIRECCION GENERAL DE TURISMO. The materials needed for the application are residence, local contract, business license, modelo 037 (or 036), and the opinions at that time could have been taken.

4. What should food stores pay attention to?

There are usually two inspection departments, the social insurance inspection department (Inspeccion de trabajo) and the municipal government health department (Inspeccion de sanidad).

The social insurance inspection department (Inspeccion de trabajo) mainly checks whether there are illegal workers employed in restaurants, whether the labor insurance situation is in line with the facts, and whether the working treatment of workers is in line with relevant regulations. It should be noted that if the restaurant has workers who are not fully insured, the working hours of these workers should match the working hours stipulated in the contract.

The health department of the municipal government (Inspeccion de sanidad) mainly checks whether the business license, business certificate, pest control certificate, store insurance, fire extinguishers and other related documents and labels meet the requirements. All goods must be labeled (Etiqueta), including price, manufacturer, shelf life, storage method, attention to sealing, etc. When placing items, be careful not to touch the ground directly. Pay attention to the temperature of the refrigerator.

5. What tax should I pay to open a shop in Spain?

When preparing to open a shop, you need to declare tax at the local taxation bureau, apply for insurance at the social security bureau, and apply for business license and/or decoration license at the municipal government (these licenses include corresponding taxes and fees).

After that, during the operation, there are various taxes.

National tax:

Every quarter, you need to declare: value-added tax (IVA), personal income tax (PAGO· Frasi Ando IRPF, if you are an individual boss), workers' tax (Retensions IRPF, if you have a worker or hire a lawyer/accountant/construction engineer/notary and other freelancers), and rental house tax (Retention Rendimiento Seminarios, if you rent it).

You need to declare every year: personal income tax (if you are an individual boss) and corporate tax (if you are a company).

Autonomous region tax: some transactions or documents need transaction tax or public certification tax. Usually, this tax belongs to the government of the autonomous region.

Municipal government tax:

Garbage tax and land tax are collected every year (if you rent a storefront, they are usually deducted from your monthly rent). If you buy your own store, it will be deducted from your account every year.

6. What should I pay attention to when transferring and subletting?

The shops already in operation are simply transferred without redrawing, just change the name of the previous business license. If it is an empty storefront, you need a draftsman to draw and then apply for a business license.

Attention should be paid before signing the contract: explain the agreed terms in the contract, such as the validity period of the contract, how to extend it, whether subletting is allowed before the termination of the contract, the way to return the deposit, the payer of various miscellaneous fees, etc. It also shows that the signing of this contract did not violate the provisions of relevant Spanish laws. In the event of a dispute, you can protect your behavior from illegal acts.

7. Can students stay in Spain to open a shop?

If you have a Spanish student residence, you can rent a storefront to open a shop, but since you are not the boss, you need to hire someone with a working residence as the manager of the shop, who can hire workers instead of you.

During this period, student residence holders are not allowed to work in the company. After the company officially starts business, you can start to apply for the boss's residence, and you can't work until the boss's residence is applied for. However, to apply for boss residence, your students must have lived for three years before you can apply.

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