{"id":21743,"date":"2026-10-07T11:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seegman.com\/stock-options-rsus-and-phantom-shares-for-individuals-relocating-to-spain-key-tax-considerations\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:27:19","slug":"stock-options-rsus-and-phantom-shares-for-individuals-relocating-to-spain-key-tax-considerations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seegman.com\/en\/stock-options-rsus-and-phantom-shares-for-individuals-relocating-to-spain-key-tax-considerations\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock options, RSUs and phantom shares for individuals relocating to Spain: key tax considerations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21743\" class=\"elementor elementor-21743 elementor-21730\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aeb57ba elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"aeb57ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c289b3\" data-id=\"7c289b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66ee9c0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66ee9c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bfa664\" data-id=\"5bfa664\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b0ecd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50b0ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stock options, RSUs and phantom shares for individuals relocating to Spain: key tax considerations<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d0c1ad elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d0c1ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2966d49\" data-id=\"2966d49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7733ef elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7733ef\" 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>Equity compensation plans raise particularly complex tax questions when the beneficiary relocates to Spain. In these cases, it is not enough to look at the payment, exercise or delivery date. It is also necessary to identify the relationship giving rise to the incentive, which services each right remunerates and in which territory those services were performed. This analysis is especially relevant in <a href=\"https:\/\/seegman.com\/en\/global-mobility\/\">international mobility to Spain<\/a> and where the taxpayer applies or considers applying the special tax regime for inbound workers, commonly known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/seegman.com\/en\/what-is-the-beckham-law-and-should-you-apply-for-it\/\">Beckham Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The same incentive policy may give rise to employment income in kind, cash employment income, income from economic activities and, later on, capital gains or losses. Correct tax classification of the plan is therefore the starting point to avoid timing errors and determine which part of the incentive may be taxable in Spain.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608ec9d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"608ec9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4dbf12 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4dbf12\" 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<h2><strong>Tax classification of the incentive plan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The starting point for tax classification is the relationship that gives rise to the incentive. If the plan is granted under an employment relationship or in connection with duties as director or board member of a company, the income will generally qualify as employment income under Articles 17.1 and 17.2 of the Spanish Personal Income Tax Law.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, if the options remunerate services provided by a professional in the course of their own business activity, they may qualify as income from economic activities in kind. This was clarified by Binding Tax Ruling V0460-26 of 27 February 2026. This point should be coordinated with a broader tax review of the relocation and the taxpayer\u2019s personal situation, especially where management, director or professional services are involved. In such cases, it may also be useful to review the criteria applicable to <a href=\"https:\/\/seegman.com\/en\/the-beckham-law-and-spanish-company-directors-key-issues-in-its-practical-application\/\">the Beckham Law and Spanish company directors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is also necessary to distinguish what the relocated individual actually receives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Non-transferable stock option: when exercised and the shares are acquired, it will be income in kind for the positive difference between the value of the shares and the exercise price. Grant and vesting do not, in themselves, trigger that taxation.<\/li>\n<li>RSU or free share award: it will be income in kind when the shares are delivered or made available to the beneficiary, according to the conditions of the plan. Vesting may or may not coincide with that date.<\/li>\n<li>Share purchase with a discount (ESPP or other plans): the employment-related benefit is generally income in kind when the shares are acquired, for the difference between their value and the price paid.<\/li>\n<li>Phantom shares or cash settlement: if they only give rise to a right to receive cash calculated by reference to the value of shares, the amount is normally cash employment income when it becomes payable. There is no delivery of shares to which the specific share delivery exemption may apply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For phantom share plans, Binding Tax Ruling V1128-24 places the income allocation in the tax year in which the agreed liquidity event occurs and the right to claim the amount arises. If they are not exercised, no income is allocated in respect of them.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"224\"><strong>Instrument<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"224\"><strong>Usual taxation point<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"224\"><strong>Indicative classification<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"224\">Non-transferable stock option<\/td>\n<td width=\"224\">Exercise and acquisition of shares<\/td>\n<td width=\"224\">Income in kind for the difference between value and exercise price<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"224\">RSU or free share award<\/td>\n<td width=\"224\">Delivery or availability of the shares<\/td>\n<td width=\"224\">Income in kind<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"224\">Share purchase with discount<\/td>\n<td width=\"224\">Acquisition of the shares<\/td>\n<td width=\"224\">Income in kind for the benefit obtained<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"224\">Phantom shares<\/td>\n<td width=\"224\">Payment becomes claimable in cash<\/td>\n<td width=\"224\">Cash employment income, if derived from employment or director duties<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Exemption for share delivery<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Article 42.3.f) of the Spanish Personal Income Tax Law provides for an exemption of up to EUR 12,000 per year for the free or discounted delivery of shares in the company or in another group company to active employees. This exemption requires, among other conditions, that the offer is made on the same terms to employees of the company, group or subgroup, that the 5% shareholding threshold is not exceeded together with certain relatives, and that the securities are held for three years.<\/p>\n<p>Its application does not depend solely on the incentive being paid in shares. If the options remunerate services provided by a self-employed professional, the benefit is classified as income from economic activities and falls outside this exemption.<\/p>\n<p>For shares or interests granted to employees of an emerging company that meets the requirements of Law 28\/2022 of 21 December on the promotion of the start-up ecosystem, the limit is increased to EUR 50,000 per year. The offer does not need to be made on identical terms to the entire workforce, but it must form part of the general remuneration policy and promote employee participation. If the delivery derives from options, the emerging company status must exist when the options are granted. The mere commercial description of a foreign parent company as a startup does not, by itself, prove entitlement to this exemption.<\/p>\n<p>For taxpayers covered by the special regime for inbound workers under Article 93 of the Spanish Personal Income Tax Law, these exemptions may also apply if the requirements are met. This follows from Article 14.1.a) of the Spanish Non-Resident Income Tax Law, the wording of Article 93.2.a) itself and the criteria of the Directorate-General for Taxation in Binding Tax Ruling V2574-25 of 18 December 2025. In any event, the application of the regime should be analysed carefully, especially in cases involving <a href=\"https:\/\/seegman.com\/en\/beckham-law-for-directors-causality-tax-reviews-and-documentary-evidence\/\">causality, tax reviews and documentary evidence under the Beckham Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The key point in mobility cases: timing of the incentive<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When an individual receives shares after relocating to Spain, several dates and circumstances must be analysed: grant, services remunerated by the incentive, vesting, exercise or delivery, and subsequent sale. The date of payment or delivery does not resolve the issue by itself.<\/p>\n<p>The Commentary on Article 15 of the OECD Model Tax Convention, paragraphs 12.6 to 12.14, distinguishes the period of services required to acquire the option from a mere waiting period before exercise. It also accepts that a plan may remunerate services performed before grant if that can be proven. Allocation between States requires reviewing the plan and, where appropriate, the working days corresponding to each territory and the applicable tax treaty.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Beckham Law regime, Article 93.2.b) of the Spanish Personal Income Tax Law treats employment income obtained during its application as Spanish-source income. However, Article 114.2.a) of the Personal Income Tax Regulations excludes from that fiction income derived from activities carried out before the relocation, without prejudice to possible taxation if it has Spanish source under the Non-Resident Income Tax rules. This logic connects with other analyses linked to changes of residence, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/seegman.com\/en\/change-of-tax-residence-and-exit-tax-in-spain-key-considerations-requirements-and-controversies\/\">change of tax residence and exit tax in Spain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Two tax rulings show why this precision is essential:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In DGT V0425-25, RSUs delivered after the relocation could fall outside Spanish taxation if they remunerated entirely prior work performed outside Spain and there was no personal activity carried out in Spain to which they could be attributed.<\/li>\n<li>In DGT V1639-26 of 19 June 2026, options granted before the relocation continued to vest afterwards. The DGT subjected to the special regime the proportional part of the income corresponding to the period between the relocation and vesting, on the basis that the right remunerated the period between grant and vesting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Therefore, collecting, exercising or receiving shares from Spain does not automatically convert all remuneration accrued before the relocation into Spanish income.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Taxation of the subsequent sale of the shares<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The remuneration benefit obtained when receiving or acquiring the securities has its own tax classification. The change in value from acquisition to sale may separately give rise to a capital gain or loss.<\/p>\n<p>For a taxpayer under the ordinary Spanish Personal Income Tax regime, Spanish residence generally entails taxation on worldwide income. During the application of the Beckham Law regime, the sale of shares issued by a non-resident company may not generate a Spanish-source capital gain. This was the conclusion of DGT V1639-26 in relation to shares of a US parent company, as none of the connecting factors in Article 13.1.i) of the Spanish Non-Resident Income Tax Law were met. This conclusion requires checking the issuer and the applicable special rules, including those relating to entities holding real estate in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>The analysis should be integrated into a broader review of <a href=\"https:\/\/seegman.com\/en\/tax\/\">international tax and tax advice<\/a>, especially where the taxpayer holds equity incentives over foreign shares, international financial assets or significant shareholdings.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Practical checklist for reviewing an equity compensation plan in a relocation to Spain<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify who grants the incentive and which relationship gives rise to it.<\/li>\n<li>Determine whether the incentive remunerates employment, director duties, professional services or an economic activity.<\/li>\n<li>Review whether the instrument is a stock option, RSU, discounted share award, ESPP or phantom share plan.<\/li>\n<li>Check the grant, vesting, exercise, delivery, claimability and subsequent sale dates.<\/li>\n<li>Analyse which service period each grant or vesting tranche remunerates.<\/li>\n<li>Determine which part of the incentive corresponds to services performed before and after the relocation.<\/li>\n<li>Verify whether the share delivery exemptions apply.<\/li>\n<li>Check whether the taxpayer applies the special regime under Article 93 and how it affects timing.<\/li>\n<li>Analyse the applicable treaty and working days in each territory.<\/li>\n<li>Separate taxation of the remuneration benefit from the potential capital gain or loss on subsequent sale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The tax analysis of an equity compensation plan starts with the document governing it. It is necessary to review who receives the right, for which services, which conditions must be met, whether it can be transferred, how it is settled and what happens when the shares are sold.<\/p>\n<p>In an international relocation, these questions must be answered for each grant and each vesting tranche. Correct classification makes it possible to separate remuneration from investment and allocate to each country the portion that corresponds to it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d08d00 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9d08d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c6954 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19c6954\" 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<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">Frequently asked questions about stock options, RSUs and phantom shares for individuals relocating to Spain<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e362b1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"e362b1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2381\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2381\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">1. Do I pay tax when stock options are granted?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2381\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2381\"><p>If they are non-transferable, income in kind is normally obtained when they are exercised and the shares are acquired. If the right is genuinely and effectively transferable and has its own value, income may arise at grant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2382\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2382\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2. Does an RSU delivered after my arrival in Spain always tax here?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2382\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2382\"><p>Not necessarily under the special regime of Article 93. It is essential to determine whether it remunerates only prior work performed outside Spain or also services after the relocation. Under ordinary Spanish Personal Income Tax, the residence position for the year and the applicable treaty must also be reviewed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2383\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2383\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">3. Do all startup stock options qualify for the EUR 50,000 exemption?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2383\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2383\"><p>No. The company must qualify as an emerging company under Law 28\/2022, the share delivery must meet the legal requirements and the beneficiary must be entitled to apply the exemption. A cash payment linked to share value is not a delivery of securities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2384\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2384\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">4. Can I apply the 30% reduction for waiting several years before payment?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2384\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2384\"><p>Under the ordinary Personal Income Tax regime, Article 18.2 requires, among other conditions, a generation period exceeding two years, allocation in a single tax year, no application of the reduction to other income of that type in the previous five tax years and the EUR 300,000 base limit. For phantom plans, it is necessary to identify when that period actually begins. The Article 93 regime has its own settlement rules and this reduction cannot be automatically transferred to Form 151.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2385\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2385\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">If I am freelance, are my options salary?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2385\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2385\"><p>If they remunerate an economic activity carried out on a self-employed basis, DGT V0460-26 classifies them as income from that activity, in kind when shares are received. The label used by the company does not change the relationship giving rise to the incentive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2386\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2386\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">6. When I sell the shares, do I pay tax again on their full value?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2386\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2386\"><p>Not necessarily. The sale triggers a separate calculation comparing the transfer value with the tax acquisition value. Under Article 93 it is also necessary to check whether the gain has Spanish source. Shares in a foreign company do not necessarily have Spanish source.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2387\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2387\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">7. What should be reviewed before relocating to Spain with stock options or RSUs?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2387\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2387\"><p>The plan, grant and vesting dates, the service period remunerated by each right, tax residence, the applicable treaty, possible application of the Beckham Law and taxation of the subsequent sale of the shares should all be reviewed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"1. Do I pay tax when stock options are granted?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>If they are non-transferable, income in kind is normally obtained when they are exercised and the shares are acquired. 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