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What an owner statement is
It is the document with which the rental manager accounts to the owner for a period: what was collected on their behalf, what was paid for them, what the firm keeps as fees and the balance transferred. It is both proof that the client's money was well managed and the basis for their tax return.
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What items it includes
- Rents collected for each property and, separately, those returned or outstanding, so the owner can see any arrears.
- Amounts recharged to the tenant under the lease and the law: metered utilities, community fees agreed in writing and, for commercial units, whatever the lease says. For housing, property taxes such as IBI cannot be imposed on the tenant (we explain it here).
- Costs paid on the owner's behalf: repairs, community fees, insurance, local taxes.
- The manager's fees, with their invoice and VAT.
- VAT and withholdings when shops or offices are let to companies or professionals.
- Final balance and transfer date.
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How often owners are settled
There is no legal frequency: it is set by the management agreement between the firm and the owner. The usual practice is monthly, a few days after collecting the rents, plus an annual summary for the tax return. In FixrOS each owner can have their own frequency.
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The tax information owners need for Spanish income tax
For an individual, rental income is income from real estate capital. Under Article 22 of Spanish Income Tax Act 35/2006, gross income is everything the tenant pays for any item, excluding VAT. The deductible costs in Article 23, detailed in Article 13 of the Regulation, are then subtracted:
- Financing interest and repair and maintenance costs. Together they cannot exceed each property's gross income; any excess can be deducted over the next four years.
- Non-penalty taxes and charges levied on the property or the income, such as property tax (IBI) or the waste collection charge.
- Amounts paid to third parties for services such as management, security or concierge: your management fees go here.
- Costs of drawing up the lease and legal defence, insurance premiums on the property and utilities paid by the owner.
- Doubtful debts, for example when more than six months have passed since the first collection attempt without the debt being renewed.
- Depreciation: up to 3% a year on the higher of two values, the acquisition cost or the cadastral value, always excluding the land (Article 14 of the Regulation).
For housing lets, the positive net income can also be reduced under Article 23.2 of the Act. The percentages depend on when the lease was signed, the rent and the area, and Royal Decree-law 29/2026 changed them again in October 2026. That is why FixrOS separates the data, but the owner's tax adviser should check the final reduction.
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When the property has several owners: form 184
If the property belongs to a joint ownership (comunidad de bienes) or an undivided estate, that entity does not pay income tax: its income is attributed to each co-owner (Article 87 of the Income Tax Act). These pass-through entities file the form 184 informative return with the Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT) every year, stating each member's share. FixrOS splits income and costs by each co-owner's share and prepares form 184 as a draft for review.
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Commercial units: VAT and withholdings on the statement
Renting a commercial unit carries VAT and, if the tenant is a company or professional, they withhold 19% and pay it to the Tax Agency with their own forms 115 and 180. The statement must show the VAT collected, the withholding suffered and the net amount. FixrOS does this and prepares drafts of the owner's forms 303 and 390; see rent collection for details.