Tax agency

The Tax Agency -also known as Treasury or Treasury- is the state body in charge of managing and processing taxes for both citizens and companies, and is attached to the Ministry of the Economy and Finance.

The tax system of a country has a priority goal of collecting taxes to satisfy the needs of the population as a whole through basic services in areas such as health, education, communication, transportation, etc. In other words, the payment of taxes serves to maintain the different infrastructures that make up the socio-economic dynamics of a nation.

Objectives of the Tax Agency

Thus, the function of the Tax Agency is materialized in a wide set of activities, among which the following stand out:

1. The management, inspection and collection of state-owned taxes (Personal income tax, Societies, Non-Resident Income Tax, VAT and Special Taxes).
2. Carrying out various functions in relation to the income of the Autonomous Communities and Cities.
3. The collection of income own of the European Union.
4. The collection in the voluntary period of the State Public Sector fees.
5. Collaboration in the prosecution of certain crimes, between those related to the Public Treasury and those related to contraband.

Likewise, the Tax Agency develops two lines of action aimed at complying with tax obligations: on the one hand, the provision of information services and assistance to the taxpayer to minimize indirect costs and, on the other, the detection of tax breaches through various control measures.

Paying taxes in the digital age

The Income Statement is the most common and general way of paying taxes on the part of the taxpayer, the citizen. Due to this reason, it is important to know what specific documentation needs to be presented at the Tax Agency's offices, which sections can be deducted and which are subject to deductions, the payment deferrals that the subject has the possibility to take advantage of or the period determined in which the information should be completed.

The entry of the digital age and its technological advances have facilitated -among many other issues- the management and administration of the bureaucratic procedures that tax obligations entail. In fact, the Agency has provided an interactive platform - a portal - at the service of those who need it, in which it provides information on what to do and how to do it: www.agenciatributaria.es

In this regard, the online site of the Tax Agency offers direct and instant access to the resolution of doubts that may arise in all matters related to the payment of taxes; it simplifies processes that, without due knowledge, seem complex; and, in addition, it opens the possibility of making a prior appointment for the presentation of the Income Statement.

The communication that takes place between the citizen who has to pay their taxes and the Tax Agency is via online, which is why the digital certificate is essential, a computer file that associates identity data with the taxpayer, thus confirming their digital relationship. Furthermore, in the Agency / taxpayer process, this document is required in order to complete procedures that involve the exchange of sensitive information.