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Start from the taxable base, the total with VAT or the amount you want to receive. See the base, VAT, withholding and take-home amount instantly.
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Guidance for invoices issued in Spain. Check which rates apply to your transaction before issuing the invoice.
Invoice figures
- Taxable base
- 1.000,00 €
- VAT (21%)
- + 210,00 €
- Invoice total
- 1.210,00 €
- IRPF withheld (15%)
- − 150,00 €
- What you get paid
- 1.060,00 €
The withholding is worked out on the base, never on the total with VAT. That is why the gap in the lower bar measures exactly the same as a slice of the dark blue part above it.
Which rate to use
VAT depends on what you sell. Withholding depends on who invoices and who pays
21% is the general VAT rate. The 10%, 4% and 0% rates apply only to specific transactions. For withholding, this quick rule covers the usual cases.
21 %
General
Most goods and services.
10 %
Reduced
Hospitality, transport and other cases.
4 %
Super-reduced
Essential goods listed in law.
0 %
Zero rate
Only specific transactions.
1 · Who receives the invoice?
2 · What kind of activity is it?
Usual outcome
15% withholding
Professional work invoiced to a business or another professional usually carries the general withholding.
Some activities, territories and transactions have special rules. This result helps you choose in the calculator; it is not a tax classification of your case.
- Taxable baseThe service amount
- 1.000,00 €
- VAT 21%Added to the base
- +210,00 €
- IRPF 15%Subtracted from the base
- −150,00 €
- Amount to receive
- 1.060,00 €
The right calculation
VAT and IRPF start from the same base and move in opposite directions
VAT is added. Withholding is subtracted. Neither is calculated on the invoice total.
- 1
First, the base. It is the price of your work before tax and the reference for both calculations.
- 2
Then, VAT. The VAT charge is added to the base to get the total including VAT.
- 3
Finally, withholding. It is deducted from what the client pays and sent to the tax authority in your name.
How it works in Factuarea
Choose the rates once. The invoice does the maths
The calculator helps you check a figure. In Factuarea, the breakdown is built inside the invoice and saved with it.
- 1Select the client and transaction type.
- 2Add the VAT rate that applies to the item.
- 3Turning on withholding updates the take-home amount instantly.
New invoice
Design service
Client
Estudio Norte, SL
Base
1.000,00 €
What people usually ask
What people ask with the invoice half written
Rates are not a matter of convenience. If your transaction has an exemption, a special scheme or several rates, confirm the treatment before issuing the invoice.
Neither: they run in parallel. The VAT is added to the base and the withholding is taken off the base. Both lines hang from the same figure, so the order you write them in on the invoice makes no difference.
Reviewed
12 August 2026
Let the invoice do this arithmetic
In Factuarea you set the rate and the withholding once and every invoice comes out with its breakdown. Ten days free, no card.