Estimate your Spanish tax under Beckham Law
Use this quick calculator to compare a simplified annual tax estimate under:
- Standard Spanish resident taxation (progressive rates on employment income), and
- Beckham Law regime (24% up to €600,000 and 47% above for employment income).
Assumptions: simplified 2026-style brackets used for illustration only. This tool does not include all deductions, treaty effects, social security, wealth tax, exit tax, or source-of-income tests. Always confirm with a qualified Spanish tax advisor.
What is the Beckham Law?
The “Beckham Law” is the informal name for Spain’s special impatriate tax regime. It is designed for people who move to Spain for work and meet specific eligibility requirements. Instead of being taxed like a standard Spanish tax resident on worldwide employment income at progressive rates, eligible workers can be taxed under special non-resident-style rules for a limited period.
In practical terms, the headline feature most people focus on is the employment income rate: 24% up to €600,000 and 47% above that level. Depending on your salary and personal situation, this can create meaningful tax savings versus ordinary resident taxation, especially in higher brackets.
How this Beckham Law tax calculator works
This calculator gives a fast estimate, not a binding tax computation. It compares two simplified models:
1) Standard Spanish resident model
- Applies progressive income tax bands to your taxable employment income.
- Allows a basic deduction input to reduce employment taxable base.
- Lets you add a regional adjustment percentage to model local differences.
- Adds tax on savings/investment income using a progressive savings scale.
2) Beckham regime model
- Applies 24% up to €600,000 of employment income.
- Applies 47% on employment income above €600,000.
- Adds tax on savings/investment income using the same savings scale in this simplified comparison.
Who typically checks eligibility?
While exact eligibility is legal and fact-specific, people commonly explore this regime if they:
- Relocate to Spain because of a new employment contract or assignment.
- Have not been Spanish tax resident for the required prior period.
- Can file on time and satisfy formal application procedures.
- Need to compare effective tax outcomes before accepting a compensation package.
If your move includes stock compensation, carried interest, cross-border bonus plans, RSUs, or employer equity, specialist advice is especially important because classification and sourcing can materially change your result.
How to use each input field
Gross annual employment income
Include salary, expected bonus, and other employment cash compensation. Use your best annual estimate.
Annual savings/investment income
Include expected dividends, interest, or capital gains that fall into savings tax bands.
Deductions/allowances (resident model only)
This is a simplification to reflect reliefs that may reduce the resident taxable employment base.
Regional adjustment
Spanish autonomous communities can influence final resident taxation. This input lets you stress-test by adding or subtracting a percentage from the resident result.
Projection years
The Beckham regime is time-limited. Use 1–6 years to estimate cumulative tax impact during your likely eligibility window.
Example interpretation
Suppose the tool estimates resident tax at €52,000 and Beckham-regime tax at €33,000. That implies annual estimated savings of €19,000. If you project over six years, the gross difference becomes approximately €114,000. This does not guarantee actual savings, but it can help frame relocation and compensation negotiations.
Important limitations and caveats
- This is an educational calculator, not legal or tax advice.
- Actual rules, rates, and interpretations can change.
- Eligibility failures can eliminate the regime benefit entirely.
- Social security coordination, treaty relief, and payroll setup matter.
- Net benefit should be evaluated alongside housing, schooling, and cost-of-living changes.
Planning checklist before moving to Spain
- Run a pre-move tax residency analysis for both home and destination countries.
- Map compensation timing (bonus, vesting, sign-on, deferred plans).
- Confirm payroll withholding treatment from day one.
- File the regime election correctly and on time.
- Keep documentation for residency history and assignment terms.
Final thoughts
A Beckham Law tax calculator is most useful as a first-pass decision tool. It helps you understand whether the special regime is potentially worth pursuing and how sensitive your outcome is to income level and assumptions. Use this estimate to prepare better questions for your advisor, negotiate compensation with clearer numbers, and avoid surprises during your first tax year in Spain.