Running Ecommerce While Living Outside Spain: VAT, Tax Residency, Income Tax and Interposed Companies (2026 Practical Guide)
You live outside Spain but sell online to European customers. You have an ecommerce on Shopify, Amazon or your own platform, and you invoice more every month. But there's a question that keeps you awake: where and how do you pay taxes?
The answer is not simple. It depends on where you live, where your warehouse is, whether you sell B2B or B2C, and how your business is structured. A mistake can cost you thousands of euros in fines, interest and regularizations.
In this practical guide updated for 2026, we explain everything you need to know about VAT in international ecommerce, tax residency, income tax and interposed companies when running ecommerce while living outside Spain. With real examples, practical cases and a risk checklist.
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