27 Jan 2015 3:59 PM:
Spanish Taxes
My wife and I are US Citizens we are moving to Spain for a year to see how we will like living there. We spent a month in Spain 3 years ago and enjoyed the Costa Del Sol. I am 74 and my wife is 73 years old and Iwe are both retired. I have a retirement pension from the US Civil Service and we both have Social Security Benefits. We will be using our Non Lucrative Visas to make the move. I planning on a long term lease for our stay in Spain once we settle on the community where we will be living. I have done some research and have some questions related to the tax issues related to our stay and possible retirement there in Spain. We presently live in Texas so we don't pay state taxes presently. We are planning on leaving the US on Feb 24th for Spain.
Here are my questions:
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How long after we establish our residency in Spain will we be subject to income tax in Spain?
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I have am aware of the dual taxation treaty between the US and Spain how will that impact us?
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Will my Civil Service retirement pension be taxed in Spain?
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How are Social Security Benefits taxed in Spain?
Would greatly appreciate any information related to my questions.
Medical Questions
I have Government Employees Health Assurance (GEHA) medical insurance from my civil Service retirement that is secondary to our Medicare parts A and B coverage. When we are in Spain I know we will not have have our US medicare coverage and GEHA will become our primary Insurance. We think we would like to apply for the Spanish health care system if we decide to stay in Spain
We have a couple of questions:
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How long does the process take for US Expats?
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How well does it work in comparison to US Medicare, any first had experience from US Expats?
This message was last edited by ggray9154 on 27/01/2015.
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Moving to Spain For A Year Tax and Medical Care Questions
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