The following is a list of some of the common legal terms that are likely to come up when starting or running a business in Spain and their English translations.
Abogado | Lawyer or solicitor |
Agente de propiedad inmobiliario | Estate Agent |
Alcalde | Mayor |
Asesor Fiscal | Tax Consultant |
Autónomo | Sole trader |
Ayuntamiento | Town Hall |
Banco | Banco |
Cooperativa | Co-operative |
Compra / compraventa | Purchase / Buying and selling |
Contrato de empleo / trabajo | Employment contract |
Cuenta bancaria | Bank account |
Deuda | Debt |
Desempleo | Redundancy |
Director de banco | Bank manager |
Empleo | Work (as in employment) |
Empleado | Employee |
Escritura | Deeds |
Hipoteca | Mortgage |
IBI (Impuesto Sobre Bienes Inmuebles) | Council Tax |
Impuesto | Tax |
Inmobiliaria | Estate Agency |
IVA (Impuesto Valor Añadido) | VAT (Value Added Tax) |
Jefe | Boss / Owner |
Ley | Law |
Licencia | Licence |
Local | Business premises |
Muebles | Furniture |
NIE (Numero de Identificación de Extranjeros) | Foreigner’s Identification Number |
Nota Simple | Land Registry Search |
Notario | Notary Public |
Oficina | Office |
Pequeña y Mediana Empresa (PYME) | Small or Medium Enterprise (SME) |
Plan de negocios | Business plan |
Póliza de seguros | Insurance policy |
Promotor | Developer |
Propiedad | Property |
Registro de propiedad | Land Registry |
Renta | Income |
Residente | Resident |
Seguros(s) | Insurance |
Sociedad | Company |
Sociedad Anónima (S.A.) | Public Limited Company (plc) |
Sociedad Limitada (S.L.) | Limited Company (Ltd) |
Sociedad Unipersonal de Responsabilidad Limitada | Company equivalent of Sole Trader |
Trastero | Storage room |
Impuesto Valor Añadido (I.V.A.) | Value Added Tax (V.A.T.) |
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