When is it better to register as self-employed: this year or next year?

1 min. de lecturaúltima actualización: 03.06.2026

As a precaution, we would like to remind you that it is advisable to register as self-employed when you plan to officially begin your economic activity in Spain.

Please note that new self-employed individuals benefit from tax reductions during the first year in which they generate profits and also during the following year. 

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If you register as an autónomo now and finish the year with a positive result, the first year of the tax benefit will already be used, and it will remain available only for the following year.

If you open it now but finish the year with a zero or negative result, then this benefit will apply during the following year and the year after that.

If you register as an autónomo at the beginning of the next year, the tax benefit will also apply for the following two years.

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