Payments

Companies pay afterwards: the plan invoice comes when the month closes and a project invoice when each phase is delivered. Only private individuals pay in advance, using a payment link. For longer projects the payment schedule is set out in writing in the contract.

Business prices are shown excluding VAT and marked “+ VAT”; the standard Spanish rate is 21 %. Prices for private individuals already include it. Every invoice lists the taxable base, the tax and the total on separate lines.

Because the company behind Apply is Apply LLP, registered outside Spain, and it receives money into its own account. It is an ordinary SWIFT transfer: your bank only needs the IBAN, the SWIFT/BIC code and the beneficiary name. Some banks charge a fee on international transfers, so it is worth checking your own tariff.

First you get a reminder by email. Beyond that, the consequences are whatever the contract provides and the rules on business-to-business payments allow, such as Spain's Ley 3/2004 on late payment.

Not at all. The invoice comes as a PDF and can be keyed in manually in a3ERP, Sage 50, Holded or whatever your accountant uses. If you want to get your software ready for the B2B e-invoicing required by the Ley Crea y Crece, a short remote session is usually enough to review the settings.

The three DIR3 codes (accounting office, managing body and processing unit) plus the file or minor contract reference. With those we submit the invoice in FACe addressed to your body. If one is missing or does not match, the platform rejects it, so confirm them with your comptroller's office before the award.