Best crypto tax software in Spain.
Spanish crypto filers need progressive capital gains tax (19-28%), the new Modelo 721 crypto disclosure (mandatory since 2024 for 2023 holdings), and Modelo 720 for foreign assets above €50,000. The right software handles all three plus the Modelo 100 (IRPF) gains export.
What makes crypto tax filing tricky in Spain.
Spain is the first major EU economy with a dedicated crypto-only disclosure form: Modelo 721, mandatory since 2024 for the 2023 tax year. Where most countries fold crypto into existing foreign-asset forms, Spain requires a separate annual declaration of every crypto holding on a non-Spanish platform — with detailed breakdowns by exchange, wallet, and asset type. On top of Modelo 721, the long-standing Modelo 720 covers any foreign assets (including crypto) over €50,000 aggregate. Capital gains themselves use a progressive scale (19% on the first €6,000, up to 28% on gains >€300,000), with FIFO mandatory. The AEAT has been aggressive on data-matching — sending compliance letters to over 200,000 crypto holders since 2022 — so under-reporting risk is higher in Spain than in most EU peers. Spanish-built TaxDown and international tools (Koinly, Summ) all support Modelo 721; smaller US-only tools do not.
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Spain crypto tax questions.
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The Spain rules that drive software choice.
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Modelo 721 — crypto-specific foreign-holdings declaration
Effective 2024Annual declaration of every crypto holding on a non-Spanish platform: per-asset balances, per-exchange breakdown, total value at year-end. Mandatory since 2024 for the 2023 tax year. Penalties for non-disclosure start at €5,000 per omitted item.
What this means for your software: Tax software must produce a Modelo 721-formatted export with per-exchange, per-asset breakdowns. Koinly and Summ added Modelo 721 support in early 2024; TaxDown is the Spanish-built specialist.
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Modelo 720 — foreign assets >€50,000 disclosure
Effective 2013Original foreign-asset disclosure (predates crypto rules). Crypto held on foreign exchanges counts toward the €50,000 aggregate threshold if combined with other foreign assets (bank accounts, securities, real estate). Penalties were reduced after ECJ ruling but remain meaningful (~3% of undeclared value, capped).
What this means for your software: Software needs to flag which holdings count toward Modelo 720 in addition to Modelo 721. Many filers need both forms — Modelo 721 catches all crypto regardless of value; Modelo 720 catches large aggregate exposure.
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Progressive capital gains scale (19-28%)
Effective 2023Crypto gains are taxed on the savings-income progressive scale: 19% on gains €0-€6,000, 21% on €6,001-€50,000, 23% on €50,001-€200,000, 27% on €200,001-€300,000, 28% on >€300,000. FIFO is the prescribed cost-basis method.
What this means for your software: Software must apply FIFO and produce per-disposal gain calculations that feed the Modelo 100 annual return. Most international tools handle this correctly; manually checking the FIFO order on cross-exchange transfers is the common error source.
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AEAT data-matching enforcement
Effective 2022Tax authority began receiving exchange data from Spanish-licensed CASPs (Bit2Me, Bitnovo). Since 2022, AEAT has sent over 200,000 compliance letters to suspected unreported crypto holders. DAC8 (2026) will extend this to EU-licensed exchanges.
What this means for your software: Spain is one of the higher-enforcement EU jurisdictions. Picking software whose export exactly matches AEAT's expected format — and that retains an audit trail of source transactions — matters more here than in lighter-enforcement countries.
What's changed for Spain crypto filers.
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First Modelo 721 filing deadline
Spanish crypto holders filed the inaugural Modelo 721 by 31 March 2024, covering 2023 foreign crypto holdings. AEAT reported high non-compliance rates and began sending warning letters to non-filers in Q2 2024.
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Modelo 721 obligation enacted
Royal Decree 249/2023 introduced Modelo 721 as a standalone crypto disclosure form, separate from Modelo 720. Took effect for the 2023 tax year, filed in Q1 2024.
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ECJ overturns Modelo 720 penalty regime
European Court of Justice ruled Spain's pre-2022 Modelo 720 penalties (up to 150% of undeclared value) disproportionate. Spain reduced penalties; obligation to file remains, but the financial risk dropped substantially.
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