Calculate whether you will have to pay or receive a tax refund.

BarcelonaThe tax return filing season is fast approaching, and with it comes the big question: will you owe money or receive a refund? To find out, you can now access and fill out this year's draft tax return. You can create the draft through the website provided by the Spanish Tax Agency. —the Lava Web Open Simulator— and will offer you an approximate projection. It has no legal effect whatsoever, but it helps to get an idea of ​​the outcome of the future tax return. Having this information in advance also allows workers to review all the data collected by the public agency and, if there are any errors, gives them more time to correct them.

We explain how you can do it step by step:

(You can Open the Renta Web Simulator from this link)

1. To begin the process, you need to press the "New declaration" button. If you prefer to import data from a previously saved declaration, you should click on "Load declaration".
2. Once inside the page, you can select the language at the top.
3. To begin completing the questionnaire, you must enter your full identification details, although no validation will be performed against the Tax Agency's census. If you have started a new tax return, you must include all personal and financial information to simulate the result. Since mid-March, all taxpayers have been able to request this service. your tax information at the Tax Agency.
4. Once you accept the identification data screen, you will access the results summary. To simulate the tax return, you can access the different sections of the return or click on the numerical links next to each item. Remember that the data is entered from the individual returns, and the joint return is automatically recalculated using the data entered in each taxpayer's return.
5. Once the previous step is completed, a breakdown of links to the different sections will appear again. Clicking "Show options" will expand the display with more actions, including the arrow command for navigating between the declaration pages.
6. To check the result, you can access "Income or Refund Document" or "Summary of Declarations", where you will be informed of the most favorable option according to the result.

How to check tax data

From mid-March, the Tax Agency opens a section dedicated to its ownelectronic headquarterswhere users can access their tax data. Once inside, the taxpayer must identify themselves using their electronic ID card, Cl@ve, or the reference number from box 505. For EU citizens, eIDAS is also valid. Once in the personal area, a window may appear asking you to confirm or modify your tax address details. After switching tabs, all the tax data held by the Tax Agency will be displayed.

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