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“I wish that I knew what I know now.” — Rod Stewart Rod Stewart wasn’t singing about taxes, but after several years of navigating both the U.S. and Spanish tax systems, I can certainly relate. Few people think about taxes when they’re planning a move to Spain. They’re busy researching visas, exploring locations, and imagining what daily life might be like. And yet, some of the most important decisions affecting your taxes happen before you ever set foot on Spanish soil. Havin

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When I was in the process of moving to Spain from the U.S., a friend pulled me aside. She herself had moved from France to the United States years earlier, and she had a piece of advice for me. “Be careful not to fall into an American-only social group,” she warned. She told me she had French friends who had lived in the U.S. for decades, yet it was as if they had never really left France. They socialized almost exclusively with other French people. Twenty years later, many o