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International Practice
Structures for businesses establishing themselves outside Spain and for individuals relocating their residence or assets. Design, execution and defence.
Worth the same anywhere in the world, gold represents what Santana Lorenzo Abogados offers those who cross a border: protection in any country.
“True freedom begins with being able to decide how to manage one’s own wealth.”
Leaving Spain, or coming to Spain, is a legal decision before it is a logistical one.
That is why our work begins before the decision is taken, with legal, tax and commercial advice that complies with Spanish law and with the law of the destination country, and that still makes sense when the business or the family changes.
We live in a global world where borders matter less and less.
For those who leave and for those who arrive
We advise Spanish nationals settling abroad and foreign nationals wishing to live or invest in Spain: residence, taxes, business, wealth and inheritance. In Spain we provide the service from Madrid; in Portugal, Uruguay, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates and the United States it is provided by a local firm within our network, which applies the law of its own country and works to our quality system.
Establishing a business abroad
Choice of jurisdiction and corporate form, subsidiary versus branch, holding companies, transfer pricing and permanent establishment.
Change of residence
Into or out of Spain: advance planning, exit tax, the inbound expatriate regime, evidence of actual residence and responses to requests from the Spanish Tax Agency.
Funds and investment vehicles
Fund domicile, governance, reporting and tax implications for Spanish managers and investors.
Wealth and succession
Family protocols, family office, trusts and foundations, estates with assets in several countries.
How we work
First, a written assessment setting out the risks and the alternatives. Then execution, with a timetable and a team accountable for the process. And an annual review of the structure, because the law changes and structures age.