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You are non-resident in Spain, own a property in Spain, and the property was not rented out.
This is called
imputed income (renta imputada).

Step 1: Find the cadastral value

You need the property’s valor catastral. You can usually find it on:

  • the IBI bill

  • the Catastro

  • sometimes other local tax documents

If the property has no cadastral value or it was not notified, AEAT says you use 50% of the higher of:

  • the purchase price / acquisition value, or

  • the value checked by the Administration for other taxes.

Step 2: Decide whether to use 1.1% or 2%

For imputed income, the base is calculated from the cadastral value:

  • 1.1% if the cadastral value was revised, modified or determined by a general collective valuation procedure and it entered into force in the tax year or in the previous 10 tax periods.

  • 2% for other properties.

AEAT also states that for 2023, 2024 and 2025, the 1.1% rule applies where those revised cadastral values entered into force from 1 January 2012.

Step 3: Calculate the imputed income base

Formula: Cadastral value × 1.1% or 2%

This amount is for the full calendar year. If you owned the property for only part of the year, or it was rented during part of the year, you reduce it pro rata by days. AEAT also says no expenses are deductible for this imputed-income calculation.

Example A: full year

Cadastral value: €100,000
Revised value qualifies for
1.1%

Formula: €100,000 × 1.1% = €1,100

Tax base = €1,100

Example B: not revised

Cadastral value: €100,000
Use
2%

Formula: €100,000 × 2% = €2,000

Tax base = €2,000

Example C: owned only part of the year

Cadastral value: €100,000
Use
1.1%
Owned for
183 days

Formula: €100,000 × 1.1% = €1,100
€1,100 × 183 / 365 = €551.51

Tax base = €551.51

Step 4: Apply the tax rate

AEAT’s instructions say the general IRNR tax rate is:

  • 19% for residents of the EU, Iceland, Norway, and since 11 July 2021, Liechtenstein

  • 24% for other taxpayers.

Formula: Tax due = tax base × 19% or 24%


Step 5: Calculate the final tax

Example A again

Baza fiscală: €1,100
Resident in EU →
19%

Formula: €1,100 × 19% = €209.00

Tax due = €209.00

Example B again

Baza fiscală: €2,000
Resident outside EU/EEA group above →
24%

Formula: €2,000 × 24% = €480.00

Tax due = €480.00

Example C again

Baza fiscală: €551.51
EU resident →
19%

Formula: €551.51 × 19% = €104.79

Tax due = €104.79

Step 6: File it in the correct year

For imputed income from urban property, AEAT says the filing and payment period is the calendar year after the tax year, because the tax accrues on 31 December each year.

So, for example:

  • 2025 ownership/use → file in 2026

Very common beginner formula

For a non-rented Spanish property, the quick formula is:

If you are an EU/EEA resident covered by the 19% rate

Formula: Cadastral value × 1.1% × 19%

or

Formula: Cadastral value × 2% × 19%

If you are taxed at 24%

Formula: Cadastral value × 1.1% × 24%

or

Formula: Cadastral value × 2% × 24%

One official example from AEAT

AEAT’s own example shows:

  • base = 60,100 × 1.1% = 661.1

  • tax = 661.1 × 19% = 125.60

Important warning

This method is for the non-rented property / own-use / empty property case.
If the property was
rented out, the calculation is different because you declare rental income, not just imputed income.