Moving to Catalonia: income, wealth and inheritance tax in 2026

Regional rules

What does Catalonia set for 2026?

The rules Catalonia sets on top of the state law for 2026, each with its legal basis and source.

Regional top income tax rate

In Catalonia the top rate of the regional general income tax scale is 25.5% for 2025 and 2026, set by art. 611-1 of the Catalan Tax Code book six (Decreto Legislativo 1/2024, as amended by Decreto-ley 5/2025).
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Where the regional top rate starts

In Catalonia the 25.5% regional income tax rate applies to general taxable base above EUR 175,000, under art. 611-1 of Decreto Legislativo 1/2024.
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Combined top income tax rate (state + regional)

Adding the state top rate of 24.5% (Ley 35/2006 art. 63.1, above EUR 300,000) to this community's regional top rate of 25.5% gives a combined top marginal rate of 50.0% on general income in 2026, where both top brackets are reached.
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Wealth tax exempt minimum

In Catalonia the wealth tax exempt minimum is EUR 500,000, set by art. 621-1 of Decreto Legislativo 1/2024.
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Wealth tax relief (bonificación)

Catalonia has no general wealth tax bonificación: Decreto Legislativo 1/2024 provides only a 99% bonificación for protected estates of persons with disabilities (art. 622-1) and 95% for managed forestry property (art. 622-2).
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Wealth tax top rate

In Catalonia, while the state solidarity tax on large fortunes is in force (including 2026), the wealth tax scale tops out at 3.48% on taxable base above EUR 20,000,000, under transitional provision 1 of Decreto Legislativo 1/2024.
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Inheritance by children

In Catalonia in 2026 children inheriting receive the art. 631-2 parentesco reduction and a sliding bonificación under art. 633-4.2 of Decreto Legislativo 1/2024: for under 21s it starts at 99% and falls by band to 20%, for children of 21 or over it starts at 60% and falls to 0%.
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Inheritance by a spouse

In Catalonia in 2026 a surviving spouse or stable partner receives a EUR 100,000 reduction (art. 631-2) and a 99% bonificación on the inheritance tax quota (art. 633-4.1 of Decreto Legislativo 1/2024).
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Gifts to children

In Catalonia in 2026 gifts to children (groups I and II) are taxed on a reduced scale of 5%, 7% and 9% under art. 633-2 of Decreto Legislativo 1/2024, provided the gift is formalised in a public deed.
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Rules not listed here are not yet confirmed from two official sources; that does not mean the state rule applies unchanged.

State rules

Which state rules still apply?

These state rules apply in Catalonia as in every common-regime region.

State top income tax rate

The top rate of Spain's state general income tax scale in 2026 is 24.5%, applying to general taxable base above EUR 300,000, under article 63.1 of Ley 35/2006.
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State wealth tax exempt minimum

Under article 28 of Ley 19/1991, Spanish wealth tax deducts an exempt minimum of EUR 700,000 from the taxable base where the community of residence has not set its own minimum, and that state figure also applies to non-residents.
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State wealth tax top rate

The state wealth tax scale in article 30 of Ley 19/1991 runs from 0.2% to a top rate of 3.5% on taxable base above EUR 10,695,996.06, and applies where a community has not approved its own scale and to non-residents.
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Solidarity tax on large fortunes: threshold

Spain's Temporary Solidarity Tax on Large Fortunes (ITSGF) taxes net wealth above EUR 3,000,000, with a EUR 700,000 exempt minimum deducted first, under article 3 of Ley 38/2022.
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Tax residence test

Under article 9.1 of Ley 35/2006, a person is Spanish tax resident if they spend more than 183 days in Spain in the calendar year, counting sporadic absences, or if the main base of their economic activities or interests is in Spain, and residence is presumed, unless proven otherwise, when their non-separated spouse and dependent minor children live in Spain.
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Arriving in Spain

What is the Beckham regime?

People who move to Spain for work can opt to be taxed as non-residents for the year of arrival and the next five years, under conditions set by the state income tax law.

Beckham regime: who qualifies

Under article 93 of Ley 35/2006, as amended by Ley 28/2022 from 1 January 2023, a person who becomes Spanish tax resident because of a move may opt to pay non-resident income tax rules if they were not resident in Spain in the previous five tax periods and moved for employment, remote work, a directorship, an entrepreneurial activity or highly qualified start-up or R&D work.
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Beckham regime: rates

Under article 93.2.e of Ley 35/2006, a person under the inbound workers regime pays 24% on taxable base up to EUR 600,000 and 47% above it, with dividends, interest and gains taxed at 19% to 30% on the savings scale.
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Beckham regime: how long it lasts

The inbound workers regime under article 93.1 of Ley 35/2006 lasts for the tax year in which the person becomes resident and the five following tax years.
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Questions

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