Retirees living in Spain given 6 months to regularise

Interesting read Scooby , I am aware the Dept Works and Pensions and HMRC here have been collaborating with their colleagues Europe wide to this end the implications for non compliance are going to be serious indeed,heed the message within the document.

Interesting article - Taxes are an important part of living in Spain that can't be ignored - For those who are Resident and need to know how to do this, there are lots of Abagado's (Solicitors/Fiscal Representatives) who can deal with it and take away all the worry. Most can set up an annual fee and deal with any taxes each year as well, if requested.

There are lots of Abagado/Fiscal Representative recommendations on this forum to find by using the search facility, top right, but here's one topic that may help:
Solicitors - Retain for a fee on an annual basis?

Is this subject to the UK Pensioners only.
My husband is from Austria and has a pension , we are residents.
He says that all of his documents were seen in Torrevieja and he does not need to do this.

Irrespective of nation I think it will impact on all,best to do the right thing and double check. Its only fair we all pay our just a lawful dues.

In Stitches wrote:Is this subject to the UK Pensioners only.
My husband is from Austria and has a pension , we are residents.
He says that all of his documents were seen in Torrevieja and he does not need to do this.

It applies to all countries. As from this year, all pensions whether state, government or private, have to be declared. Any tax paid in your home country will be offset against any tax due in Spain. (Provided the country has a dual tax agreement which all EU countries do).

with regard to the previous posts i have had my tax advisor check with uk hmrc and the hacienda, she cannot find any changes to the dual taxation agreement of 2013 between spain and the uk regarding declaration of a government or crown pension for tax purposes . the spanish tax declaration still says that govt pensions should not be included in a tax declaration. however she has arranged a meeting with a representative from the hacienda for further clarification.

there was a press release from the hacienda regarding pensions which should be declared as worldwide income eg private pensions that are not declared in spain but in the country of origin and only state pension being declared in spain.

i will post an update when i have more information

The person that does our taxes tells us that you are to declare government pensions from this year. The first time you will need to do it will be in 2016 when you complete the return for 2015.

This is a quote from Advoco tax advisers in Spain:
New UK/Spain Double Taxation Agreement for 2015

A new version of the double tax agreement between Spain and the UK comes into full force on 1 January 2015.

One of the changes closes the loophole whereby persons resident in Spain and receiving a UK government pension may obtain the benefit of personal allowances in both countries.

Spanish tax returns for 2015 will account for UK government pensions (Crown pensions) as using up the Spanish personal tax-free band. The pension income itself will continue to be taxed only in the UK, but other income such as a UK state pension may now be pushed into a higher tax rate band. This is likely to mean that those receiving this type of pension will pay a little more tax than in previous years.

And this is an article from the Daily Telegraph. New Tax Rules in Spain

And, finally, from the Citizens Advice Bureau Spain website.

ONLY be taxed in the country of receipt – e.g UK government pension.
Until this year it was generally accepted that it did not have to be declared on your spansih tax return, but it will be from the return in 2016 for 2015.

(that mis-spelling of Spanish is theirs. I left it in on purpose).

Legal advice required I think.