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Barcelona Recovers €287,000 in First Tax Audits of Tourist Flats

The city is auditing over a hundred operators in phase two of its 2025–28 program to enforce overdue economic activities tax obligations.

Un bloque del Eixample donde hay pisos turísticos, en una imagen de archivo.
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Overview

  • The first 20 inspection files yielded €287,031.26 through 47 liquidations of the economic activities tax.
  • Procedures have begun against 102 operators managing 1,405 short-term rental units under the plan’s second phase.
  • The four-year program will audit 463 companies overseeing 2,281 licensed tourist flats and 280 apartments by 2028.
  • Initial audits were based on Q3 2024 data matching between Barcelona’s municipal treasury and the Catalan tax agency.
  • The program supports the city’s plan to withdraw all licensed tourist flats by 2028 and aligns with new national and regional measures to formalize short-term rentals.