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I am a permanent resident in Ireland, holding Italian citizenship. I'm an employee of an Irish company and currently working remotely.

I'm considering moving to another EU country, like Spain or Italy, but keeping my job. I started wondering if this would be possible or not, given I'll move to another EU country but still working for an EU company.

I already discussed this with my manager, and the company is open to keep remote working possible from another EU country, at least for a short term (like 6 months), but they don't know what this could mean if done for a long term.

Is it possible? Will I need to pay in taxes in Spain or Italy?

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    Not sure I’d consider doing this if the company I work for ‘doesn’t know what this could mean long term’. There are quite a few aspects to consider from both employee and employer perspective eg lewissilkin.com/en/insights/…
    – Traveller
    Commented Apr 26, 2023 at 11:49
  • @Traveller Thanks for the article. I was aware of just few of those aspects. I'll make sure a conversation about it happens in the company I'm working for.
    – Alberto Solano
    Commented May 2, 2023 at 11:15
  • Not just you might have to pay taxes in Spain, but also the company. They would effectively open a branch office in Spain, staffed by you.
    – o.m.
    Commented Feb 6, 2024 at 6:43
  • @o.m. Thank you. My employer indeed did not and still does not have any intention to open a branch office in Spain. We both agreed will keep working together, hiring me as a contractor.
    – Alberto Solano
    Commented Nov 8, 2024 at 10:10

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Depends on the setup. I did work in ESP for external 1. institute 2.company.

#1 regular worker #2 freelancer with one company 1 year contract.

In both cases €€€ went to Spanish bank account and I paid taxes in Spain. Medical insurance payments were also obligatory, but I guess you want to have med insurance in the place you live anyway.

In your situation if your Irish employer have no clue about the system be it in Spain, Portugal or whatever then in theory you can start as `autonomo' in Spain, calculating first the before taxes and med insurance payments brutto salary then convincing your boss to hire you as a contractor. This sucks if you have more stable contract right now. Plus you may need to hire some local lawyer/gestoría to handle the various petitions needed to go through it. Look for REGISTRO OPERADORES INTRACOMUNITARIOS since your current company is outside of Spain but in EU.

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  • Spain now has a "digital nomad" visa, but I don't know a lot about it.
    – WGroleau
    Commented Jul 5, 2024 at 2:03
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    Thank you. After some discussions, I ended up working for the company as autonómo like you said. It is of course a change after my stable contract, but it's working for me right now. I will see in a year how the situation will change in terms of Social Security contribution changes.
    – Alberto Solano
    Commented Nov 8, 2024 at 10:10

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