{"id":39534,"date":"2026-04-04T19:13:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T19:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asesoriaorihuelacosta.com\/?p=39534"},"modified":"2025-01-25T19:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T19:09:04","slug":"differences-between-tax-planning-and-tax-evasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asesoriaorihuelacosta.com\/en\/differences-between-tax-planning-and-tax-evasion\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences between tax planning and tax evasion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39534\" class=\"elementor elementor-39534\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e52a0c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e52a0c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3660e55\" data-id=\"3660e55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a8bc2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a8bc2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The differences between <i><b>tax planning and tax avoidance <\/b><\/i>are important for you or your company to avoid problems in the future. We explain them better here&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb71edb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb71edb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce0f92b\" data-id=\"ce0f92b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f961517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f961517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tax planning and tax avoidance: why they are not the same thing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54135f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54135f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed33ec2\" data-id=\"ed33ec2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c21e0d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c21e0d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a tax context such as Spain&#8217;s, where the average <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eleconomista.es\/economia\/noticias\/13097985\/11\/24\/espana-es-el-quinto-pais-de-la-ocde-donde-mas-ha-crecido-la-presion-fiscal-en-trece-anos.html\" rel=\"noopener\">tax burden <\/a>on GDP is <b>3.4 points higher than in the OECD<\/b>, it is logical that many individuals and businesses consider the possibility of paying less.<\/p><p>However, there are two ways of doing this: tax planning and tax avoidance.<\/p><p>And they are not exactly the same and, most importantly, they do not have the same consequences.<\/p><p>The difference between tax planning and tax evasion is clear: the former is, in principle, <b>legal<\/b>, while the latter is illegal in all cases.<\/p><p>Therefore, the risks involved in the second case can affect not only your wealth, but also your freedom.<\/p><p>This is why it is important, and very much so, to identify the characteristics of each case.<\/p><p>Let&#8217;s move on:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e87c65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e87c65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65a6e06\" data-id=\"65a6e06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da10e81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da10e81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Features of tax planning<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-927cfa1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"927cfa1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b9429b\" data-id=\"6b9429b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21e5fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b21e5fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Tax planning <\/b>basically consists of <b>taking advantage of all the benefits<\/b> provided by <b>law <\/b>in order to pay <b>less tax<\/b>.<\/p><p>These advantages can be explicit or implicit, since there are legal loopholes where there is no clear doctrine; until it is defined, it cannot be considered illegal.<\/p><p>The main examples are<\/p><ul><li><b>Setting up tax companies in cheaper territories: <\/b>Contrary to popular belief, setting up companies in low-tax countries or even tax havens is not illegal.<\/li><\/ul><p>What is illegal is not notifying its existence and hiding it.<\/p><p>For example, setting up trading companies from Spain in Estonia, Malta or Ireland, where there are <a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/impuesto-sobre-sociedades.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Corporate Income Tax (IS)<\/a> exemptions and allowances, is perfectly legal.<\/p><p>In addition, you can take advantage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asesoriaorihuelacosta.com\/consolidacion-fiscal-aspectos-formales\/\">tax consolidation<\/a>.<\/p><p>However, this circumstance must be declared to the Spanish Tax Agency.<\/p><ul><li><b>Tax domicile in business-friendly Communities: <\/b>in Spain, the tax domicile has an influence in determining personal taxes such as Inheritance Tax, Wealth Tax or Personal Income Tax (IRPF).<\/li><\/ul><p>Therefore, if there is a choice, it is preferable to choose the territory where you pay the least.<\/p><p>In this case, it is not necessary to leave Spain.<\/p><ul><li><b>Check tax deductions and allowances:<\/b> every year there are legal changes at state or regional level related to taxation.<\/li><\/ul><p>Here, it is enough to know what tax deductions are available and, above all, to take advantage of them.<\/p><p>After all, some deductions are made on request and you need advice.<\/p><p>Consequently, tax planning is all about taking advantage of the implicit or explicit benefits provided by the system.<\/p><p>The idea here, then, is that you should have all the necessary information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29aa1a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29aa1a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-473bb6f\" data-id=\"473bb6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a956b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34a956b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Characteristics of tax evasion<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe36d34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe36d34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4f1b19\" data-id=\"b4f1b19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc7594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bc7594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Tax avoidance <\/b>, on the other hand, consists of making the real personal or company <b>wealth unknown<\/b>.<\/p><p>In this way, when taxes have to be declared, a substantially lower amount would be declared because, for the tax office, certain income or assets would not exist.<\/p><p>These practices are usually done in full awareness of their<b> illegality<\/b>.<\/p><p>Here are some examples:<\/p><ul><li><b>Establishing companies in tax havens without declaring them:<\/b> as mentioned above, having a company or assets in a tax haven is not illegal, but not declaring them is.<\/li><\/ul><p>Banking secrecy, which is guaranteed by some States, allows an opacity that, for many, is interesting.<\/p><ul><li><b>Not declaring income in Spain:<\/b> not invoicing income is a relatively common practice among some freelancers and small entrepreneurs.<\/li><\/ul><p>Basically, what is done is to sell in &#8220;B&#8221; to certain clients, without any legal record of it.<\/p><p>It can also occur in some transactions, where only a percentage of the value of the sale is declared.<\/p><ul><li><b>Falsified accounting: <\/b>in this case, two offences are committed. In addition to the possible offence of tax fraud (depending on the amount), the offence of falsification of documents would also be committed.<\/li><\/ul><p>In this case, the accounting records would be altered in order to present a situation of assets that does not correspond to reality.<\/p><ul><li><b>Failure to declare taxes: <\/b>Finally, there is the circumstance of not declaring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asesoriaorihuelacosta.com\/modelo-130\/\">taxes<\/a> without even making the corresponding liquidation.<\/li><\/ul><p>This circumstance can sometimes occur by chance if the information was not received when it was due or if the legislation is not known.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8929c67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8929c67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eca597c\" data-id=\"eca597c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbb9b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dfbb9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It should be noted that some of the tax avoidance manoeuvres are done because the tax planning possibilities are not known. It is therefore good to be aware of them beforehand.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e79caa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e79caa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68806b1\" data-id=\"68806b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c500111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c500111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In a nutshell...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-631bf97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"631bf97\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb9e012\" data-id=\"bb9e012\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a13170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a13170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Differentiating between tax planning and tax avoidance is essential to optimise tax payments.<\/p><p>Do you need help?<\/p><p>At Asesor\u00eda Orihuela Costa we provide you with everything you need so that you don&#8217;t have any problems.<\/p><p>Contact us!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The differences between tax planning and tax avoidance are important for you or your company to avoid problems in the future. 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