For the income campaign corresponding to the year 2021, around 265 deductions are in force that Spaniards can take advantage of, but with such an amount, there are many taxpayers who forget to include them in their declaration.
This is stated in the first Report on the Income Statement and Spanish Tax Policy carried out by TaxScouts, which highlights that the majority of Spaniards do not know about regional deductions since only 6% of Spaniards know that English classes in their children deduct, despite being a deduction present in several autonomous communities. Likewise, the deduction for domestic help is also the great forgotten regional deduction, since only 6% of Spaniards include it in their declaration.
In this same survey, other data has also been obtained corresponding to the deductions that Spaniards include in their declaration, thus, donations to NGOs are the best known by taxpayers (47%), followed by the mortgage (41%), the affiliation to political parties, professional associations and other associations (28%), pension plans (27%), rent (26%) and expenses related to loans, the purchase of housing (22%) and the acquisition of school supplies (11%). In this context, TaxScouts, the online platform that simplifies tax filing, highlights the main daily activities that the vast majority of Spaniards forget to include in their income tax return.
Help for working mothers
In addition, working mothers will be able to access specific help of up to €100 per month for each child under three years of age. This aid can be requested in advance from the Treasury month by month or can be applied retroactively in the income statement, up to a maximum of €500 in the case of individual taxation and €700 in the case of joint taxation.
Deduction for domestic help
One of the main deductions in Castilla y León, La Rioja and Andalusia is the one applicable to the declaration of income for domestic help. In the case of La Rioja, this deduction will be 20% up to a maximum of 500 euros of the amount of the employee’s Social Security contributions. In Andalusia, this deduction will be 15% with a maximum of 250 euros of the amount of the employee’s Social Security contributions. In the case of Castilla y León, the deduction is 30% of the amount of the employee’s Social Security contributions with a maximum of 322 euros.
School and childcare expenses
The deductions for school expenses depend on each autonomous community, so we can find deductions for expenses in books and school supplies between 15% and 100% in Aragón, Asturias, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura, Balearic Islands, Madrid and Murcia. Additionally, Aragon, Asturias, the Canary Islands, the Valencian Community, Extremadura, La Rioja and Murcia have a deduction for spending on childcare or nursery school for children under 3 years of age, with the exception of Extremadura, which increases the period for applying the deduction. to children under 4 years of age. With general character (all except Extremadura), the deduction is 15% of the expenses incurred by the families in nurseries.
medical expenses
This deduction is also autonomic. Thus, Canarians will be able to deduct 10% of the expenses and professional fees paid during the year for the provision of services carried out by medical professionals in addition to 10% of the expenses originated by the acquisition of devices and accessories such as prescription glasses and contact lenses. In addition, Cantabrians may also deduct 10% of the expenses and professional fees paid during the last year for the provision of health services due to illness, dental health, pregnancy and childbirth with the same maximum applicable to Canarians.
language classes
To the deduction for school expenses, the Spaniards will be able to avail themselves of the deduction for learning foreign languages. The deduction will be 15% of the money invested in languages up to a maximum of 100 euros per child. The deduction is limited to children who are in the second cycle of early childhood education, primary, compulsory secondary and professional training cycles. Likewise, only expenses in the school calendar outside of academic hours and of the center itself may be deducted, but not those of summer camps or stays abroad.
“Many of the activities that we carry out in our day to day are deductible in the income statement, although most citizens are unaware of these tax advantages. That is why it is important to always review the draft well, and take into account all the possible deductions to which you may be entitled” says Jaume Suñol, General Manager of TaxScouts Spain.
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