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## Companies {#companies}
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### Legal forms {#companies-types}
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The following table describes the legal forms typically found for companies registered in Spain.
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| Legal form (Spanish) | Description (English) |
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| Empresario individual | Individual Entrepreneur (Sole Proprietor) |
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| Sociedad mercantil | Commercial Company (Business Corporation) |
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| Sociedad Anónima (S.A.) | Corporation (SA) |
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| Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada (S.L. or S.R.L.) | Limited Liability Company (LLC) |
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| Sociedad Colectiva (S.C.) | General Partnership |
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| Sociedad Comanditaria Simple (S. Com.) | Simple Limited Partnership |
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| Sociedad Comanditaria por Acciones (S. Com. por A.) | Partnership Limited by Shares |
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| Sociedad Cooperativa (S. Coop.) | Cooperative Society |
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| Sociedad Civil (S. Civ.) | Civil Society (or Civil Partnership, Depending on Context) |
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| Emprendedor de Responsabilidad Limitada (ERL) | Entrepreneur with Limited Liability (ERL) |
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| Sociedades Profesionales (S.P.) | Professional Societies |
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| Entidades de Crédito, Seguros y Sociedades de Garantía Recíproca | Credit Institutions, Insurance Companies, and Mutual Guarantee Societies |
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| Instituciones de Inversión Colectiva y Fondos de Pensiones | Collective Investment Institutions and Pension Funds |
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| Agrupaciones de Interés Económico (A.I.E.) | Economic Interest Groupings (EIGs) |
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| Empresario individual | Individual entrepreneur (Sole proprietor) |
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| Sociedad mercantil | Commercial company (Business corporation) |
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| Sociedad Anónima (S.A.) | Corporation |
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| Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada (S.L. or S.R.L.) | Limited liability company |
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| Sociedad Colectiva (S.C.) | General partnership |
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| Sociedad Comanditaria Simple (S. Com.) | Simple limited partnership |
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| Sociedad Comanditaria por Acciones (S. Com. por A.) | Partnership limited by shares |
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| Sociedad Cooperativa (S. Coop.) | Cooperative society |
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| Sociedad Civil (S. Civ.) | Civil society (or Civil partnership, depending on the context) |
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| Emprendedor de Responsabilidad Limitada (ERL) | Entrepreneur with limited liability |
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| Sociedades Profesionales (S.P.) | Professional societies |
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| Entidades de Crédito, Seguros y Sociedades de Garantía Recíproca | Credit institutions, Insurance companies, and Mutual guarantee societies |
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| Instituciones de Inversión Colectiva y Fondos de Pensiones | Collective investment institutions and Pension funds |
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| Agrupaciones de Interés Económico (A.I.E.) | Economic interest groupings |
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### Accepted documents {#companies-documents}
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The following table lists the proof of registration documents accepted for companies registered in Spain.
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*Swan retrieves documents marked with an asterisk independently.
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All other documents may be requested from your end users on a case-by-case basis.
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*Documents marked with an asterisk are mandatory.
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All other documents may be requested on a case-by-case basis.
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| Document type (Spanish) | Description | Details |
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| Certificado de inscripción* | Proof of company registration* | <ul><li>Retrieved by Swan</li><li>Official document</li><li>Dated</li></ul> |
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| Certificación de estatutos sociales* | Articles of association* | <ul><li>Dated and signed</li></ul> |
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| Certificado de beneficiario efectivo | Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) certificate | <ul><li>Official document</li><li>Signed and stamped</li></ul> |
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| Documento de identidad de los UBOs | Identity document of UBOs | <ul><li>Official and valid document</li></ul> |
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| Justificante de domicilio de los UBOs | Proof of address of UBOs | <ul><li>Proof of address must be dated within the last 3 months</li></ul> |
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| Poder Notarial: Apoderado General or Apoderado Especial, and <br/> documento de identidad of the legal representative | Power of Attorney: general or special attorney, and <br/> identity document of the legal representative | <ul><li>Must be dated (within the last year) and signed</li><li>Identity document of the legal representative (if they are not the account holder)</li></ul> |
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| Formulario de Persona Expuesta Políticamente (PEP) | Politically Exposed Person (PEP) form | <ul><li>Will be sent to the end user (based on your communication preferences)</li><li>Must be signed and dated</li></ul> |
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| Estados financieros | Financial statements | <ul><li>Dated within the last 3 months</li></ul> |
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| Declaración jurada | Sworn statement | <ul><li>Signed</li><li>Dated within the last 3 months</li></ul> |
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| Organigrama de la empresa | Company structure chart | <ul><li>Internal company document</li></ul> |
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| Certificado de inscripción* | Proof of company registration* | <ul><li>Retrieved by Swan</li><li>An official document, dated.</li></ul> |
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| Certificación de estatutos sociales* | Articles of Association* | <ul><li>Must be dated and signed.</li></ul> |
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| Certificado de beneficiario efectivo | Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) certificate | <ul><li>Must be an official document, signed, and stamped.</li></ul>|
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| Documento de identidad de los UBOs | Identity (ID) document of UBOs | <ul><li>Must be an official and valid document.</li></ul> |
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| Justificante de domicilio de los UBOs | Proof of address of UBOs | <ul><li>Must be dated within the last 3 months.</li></ul> |
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| Poder Notarial: Apoderado General or Apoderado Especial, and <br/> documento de identidad of the legal representative | Power of Attorney: general or special attorney, and ID document of the legal representative | <ul><li>Must be dated within the last year, and signed.</li><li>An ID document is required if the legal representative is not the account holder.</li></ul> |
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| Formulario de Persona Expuesta Políticamente (PEP) | Politically Exposed Person (PEP) form | <ul><li>Will be sent to the end user (based on your communication preferences).</li><li>Must be dated and signed.</li></ul> |
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| Estados financieros | Financial statements | <ul><li>Must be dated within the last 3 months.</li></ul> |
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| Declaración jurada | Sworn statement | <ul><li>Must be dated and signed within the last 3 months.</li></ul> |
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| Organigrama de la empresa | Company structure chart | <ul><li>This is an internal company document.</li></ul> |
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## Self-employed individuals and freelancers {#self-employed}
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### Legal forms {#self-employed-types}
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The following table describes the legal forms relevant to self-employed individuals and freelancers in Spain.
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| Empresario Individual (Autónomo) | Self-employed professionals |
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### Accepted documents {#self-employed-documents}
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The following table lists the accepted proof of registration documents for self-employed individuals and freelancers in Spain.
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| Document type (Spanish) | Description | Details |
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| Certificado de Alta de Autónomo* | Proof of registration* | <ul><li>Official document</li><li>Dated</li></ul> |
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| Modelo 036 or Modelo 037 | Tax registration form | <ul><li>Official document</li><li>Dated</li></ul> |
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| Documento de identidad | Identity document | <ul><li>Required for freelancers</li></ul> |
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| Primera transferencia bancaria | First transfer | <ul><li>Must be from a bank account in the name of the client</li><li>Bank account must be within the European Economic Area (EEA)</li><li>Not required for Spanish IBANs (unless otherwise stated)</li></ul> |
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| Justificante de domicilio | Proof of address | <ul><li>Dated within the last 3 months</li></ul> |
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| Declaración de la renta | Income tax return | <ul><li>Most recent (for the previous year)</li></ul> |
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| Poder Notarial and the documento de identidad of the legal representative | Power of attorney and identity document of the legal representative | <ul><li>Must be dated (within the last year) and signed</li><li>Identity document of the legal representative (if they are not the account holder)</li></ul> |
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| Formulario de Persona Expuesta Políticamente (PEP) | Politically Exposed Person (PEP) form | <ul><li>Will be sent to the end user (based on your communication preferences)</li><li>Must be signed and dated</li></ul> |
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| Certificado de Alta de Autónomo* | Proof of registration* | <ul><li>Official document</li><li>Must be dated.</li></ul> |
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| Modelo 036 or Modelo 037 | Tax registration form | <ul><li>Official document</li><li>Must be dated.</li></ul> |
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| Documento de identidad | ID document | <ul><li>Required for freelancers.</li></ul> |
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| Primera transferencia bancaria | First transfer | <ul><li>Must be from a bank account in the name of the client</li><li>The bank account must be within the European Economic Area (EEA)</li><li>Not required for Spanish IBANs (unless otherwise stated)</li></ul> |
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| Justificante de domicilio | Proof of address | <ul><li>Must be dated within the last 3 months</li></ul> |
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| Declaración de la renta | Income tax return | <ul><li>Must be the most recent tax return.</li></ul> |
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| Poder Notarial and the documento de identidad of the legal representative | Power of attorney and ID document of the legal representative | <ul><li>Must be dated (within the last year) and signed</li><li>An ID document is required if the legal representative is not the account holder.</li></ul> |
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| Formulario de Persona Expuesta Políticamente (PEP) | Politically Exposed Person (PEP) form | <ul><li>Will be sent to the end user (based on your communication preferences)</li><li>Must be dated and signed.</li></ul> |
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## Associations and homeowners associations {#associations}
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| Certificación de inscripción en el Registro de Asociaciones Autonómico o en el Registro Nacional de Asociaciones* | Certification of registration in the Autonomous Registry of Associations or in the National Registry of Associations* | <ul><li>Applies to associations</li></ul> |
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| Documento de identidad | Identity document* | <ul><li>Applies to associations</li><li>Required for all members and the person opening the account</li></ul> |
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| Acta de la Última junta or Certificado de Cargos* | Meeting minutes or a certificate of positions or roles* | <ul><li>Applies to homeowners associations</li><li>Either one of these documents will be accepted</li><li>Meeting minutes must be the latest ones with a maximum of 2 years</li></ul> |
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| Tarjeta acreditativa de Número del Identificación Fiscal (NIF)* | Tax identification card* | <ul><li>Applies to homeowners associations</li><li>Dated within the last 3 months</li><li>Signed</li></ul> |
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| Justificante de domicilio* | Proof of company address* | <ul><li>Dated within the last 3 months</li></ul> |
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| Declaración de la Renta | Income tax return | <ul><li>Most recent (for the previous year)</li></ul> |
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| Poder notarial and documento de identidad | Power of attorney and identity document | <ul><li>Dated within the last year</li><li>Identity document of the legal representative (if they are not the account holder)</li></ul> |
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| Documento de identidad de los UBOs | Identity document of UBOs | <ul><li>Official and valid document</li></ul> |
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| Justificante de domicilio de los UBOs | Proof of address of UBOs | <ul><li>Proof of address must be dated within the last 3 months</li></ul> |
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| Formulario de Persona Expuesta Políticamente (PEP) | Politically Exposed Person (PEP) form | <ul><li>Will be sent to the end user</li><li>Must be signed and dated</li></ul> |
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| Certificación de inscripción en el Registro de Asociaciones Autonómico o en el Registro Nacional de Asociaciones* | Certification of registration in the Autonomous Registry of Associations or in the National Registry of Associations* | <ul><li>Only applies to associations</li></ul> |
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| Acta Fundacional* | Founding act* | <ul><li>Only applies to associations</li></ul> |
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| Documento de identidad | ID document* | <ul><li>Only applies to associations</li><li>Required for all members and the person opening the account</li></ul> |
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| Acta de la Última junta or Certificado de Cargos* | Meeting minutes or a certificate of positions or roles* | <ul><li>Only applies to homeowners associations</li><li>Either one of these documents will be accepted</li><li>Meeting minutes must be the latest ones within the past two years</li></ul> |
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| Tarjeta acreditativa de Número del Identificación Fiscal (NIF)* | Tax identification card* | <ul><li>Only applies to homeowners associations</li><li>Must be dated and signed within the last 3 months.</li></ul> |
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| Declaración de la Renta | Income tax return | <ul><li>Must be the most recent tax return.</li></ul> |
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| Poder notarial and documento de identidad | Power of attorney and ID document | <ul><li>Must be dated within the last year</li><li>ID document is required if the legal representative is not the account holder.</li></ul> |
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| Formulario de Persona Expuesta Políticamente (PEP) | PEP form | <ul><li>Will be sent to the end user</li><li>Must be signed and dated.</li></ul> |
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Whenever possible, Swan retrieves required documents independently.
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Whenever possible, Swan independently retrieves required documents. If retrieval isn't possible, Swan may request the documents listed on this page to open an account for your company registered in {props.country}.
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<p>Documents must be written in the **Latin alphabet**, and be comprehensive, accurate, and compliant with legal requirements.</p>
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