{"id":11918,"date":"2022-12-07T20:12:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T19:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/?p=11918"},"modified":"2023-03-09T14:44:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:44:12","slug":"self-employed-graphic-designer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/self-employed\/self-employed-graphic-designer","title":{"rendered":"How to work as a self-employed graphic designer in Spain?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) defines graphic design as&nbsp;<strong>the art<\/strong>&nbsp;and practice of&nbsp;<strong>planning and projecting ideas and experiences with visual and textual content<\/strong>.&nbsp;Graphic design communicates ideas or messages that are understood through the human eye and interpretation.&nbsp;Being a self-employed graphic designer means being an&nbsp;<strong>independent transmitter of ideas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, when working as a self-employed,&nbsp;some <strong>small or large processes<\/strong>&nbsp;are experienced that are part of&nbsp;<strong>professional and personal growth<\/strong>, and bureaucracy is one of those cumbersome steps.&nbsp;Registering&nbsp;<strong>as a self-employed graphic designer<\/strong> and knowing how&nbsp;<strong>to show your work<\/strong>&nbsp;is essential, but&nbsp;<strong>how do you do it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next, we will share the&nbsp;<strong>main steps<\/strong>&nbsp;to be able to work as a self-employed graphic designer in Spain.&nbsp;Keep reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Register in Hacienda as a self-employed graphic designer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For all economic activities, it is&nbsp;<strong>mandatory to register with Hacienda (Treasury)<\/strong>, and as a self-employed, this is&nbsp;<strong>essential<\/strong>&nbsp;in Spain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Registering consists of&nbsp;<strong>informing through a form<\/strong>&nbsp;the specific date when you will begin to carry out your independent work, the&nbsp;<strong>circumstances<\/strong>&nbsp;or the way in which you will do it, and through this, the&nbsp;<strong>taxes that you must pay&nbsp;<\/strong>will be determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This registration&nbsp;<strong>can be processed online<\/strong>&nbsp;through the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/inicio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Electronic Office of the Tax Agency<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and you must present <strong>Form 036 or 037 <\/strong>(Census&nbsp;of Businesses, Professionals and Withholders), in which you will reflect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fiscal and personal data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place\/province where the activity is planned to be carried out.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address of the residence or place where it will be carried out.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IAE heading (Economic Activities Tax) assigned to your work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Respective IVA and personal income tax (IRPF) schemes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also process it in person, in this case, do not hesitate to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/free-consultation-30-minutes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rely on experts<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>so that your paperwork is in order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>IAE Heading<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This information is important to&nbsp;<strong>formulate the taxes to be paid<\/strong>. In the case of graphic designers, the&nbsp;<strong>heading group P322<\/strong>&nbsp;of graphic arts technicians corresponds to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are a&nbsp;<strong>web graphic designer or developer<\/strong>, your respective <strong>heading is the P763 group<\/strong>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<strong>computer programmers and analysts<\/strong>.&nbsp;If you are also engaged in communication, marketing or advertising, you can use the&nbsp;<strong>heading E844<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<strong>advertising, public relations and similar services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>first two mentioned headings<\/strong>&nbsp;are for&nbsp;<strong>professional self-employed workers<\/strong>, the&nbsp;<strong>third<\/strong>&nbsp;is for&nbsp;<strong>business self-employed workers<\/strong>;&nbsp;this should be taken into account because they can cause some <strong>differences when paying taxes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An exclusive heading for&nbsp;<strong>graphic designers does not exist<\/strong>.&nbsp;Therefore, graphic designers can register with&nbsp;several headings at the same time&nbsp;as long as they combine them according to the characteristics of their profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CNAE Code<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CNAE is the National Classification of Economic Activities, it is a&nbsp;<strong>numbering system<\/strong>&nbsp;whose purpose is to&nbsp;<strong>group and classify all the producing units<\/strong>&nbsp;according to the economic work that is carried out,&nbsp;<strong>each unit is assigned a<\/strong>&nbsp;numerical code that is the <a href=\"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/trade\/what-is-the-cnae-code\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CNAE code<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The self-employed graphic designer&nbsp;<strong>must enroll in the CNAE 7410&nbsp;heading<\/strong> for specialized design activities;&nbsp;although if the work is dedicated to&nbsp;<strong>web design and programming,<\/strong>&nbsp;you must select the&nbsp;<strong>CNAE 6201 heading<\/strong>&nbsp;for computer programming activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Register with Social Security<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time that you register with Hacienda,&nbsp;<strong>you must do the same<\/strong>&nbsp;in the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers (RETA)&nbsp;<strong>by filling out Form TA0521<\/strong>&nbsp;for the application of  Registration or Deregistration of the Self-employed (<a href=\"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/modelos-agencia-tributaria-seguridad-social\/modelo-ta0521-autonomo\"><strong>you can download it for free here<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this form&nbsp;<strong>you must indicate:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The code of the&nbsp;<strong>type of activity to be carried out<\/strong>, which is related to the&nbsp;<strong>IAE heading<\/strong>&nbsp;indicated in Hacienda.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Contribution base: it<\/strong>&nbsp;will be the reference to receive a retirement pension in the future.&nbsp;However, for new self-employed workers, there is a&nbsp;<strong>flat rate option<\/strong>&nbsp;that can be accessed for the first few years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose an&nbsp;<strong>Accident Insurance Company<\/strong>&nbsp;to access the various benefits in case of temporary work incapacity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indicate an&nbsp;<strong>account number to authorize the payment by direct debit<\/strong> of <strong>monthly installment payments<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this registration there is a&nbsp;<strong>period of 30 days<\/strong>&nbsp;from the delivery of Form 036 (Census) in Hacienda, so you can&nbsp;<strong>present the documentation<\/strong>&nbsp;(Form TA0521, a copy of the certificate of registration in Hacienda, and a copy of the DNI) in any of the&nbsp;<strong>Social Security offices<\/strong>. However, you can do it&nbsp;<strong>online<\/strong>&nbsp;with the digital certificate or&nbsp;<strong>you can resort to Entre Tr\u00e1mites<\/strong>, who has a team trained to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/services\/modification-of-data-in-social-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>register you with Social Security<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In less than 24 hours, the mobile phone you register&nbsp;<strong>will receive a text message<\/strong>&nbsp;confirming your registration with Social Security as a self-employed graphic designer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want&nbsp;<strong>to know more details about how to do this step<\/strong>, we invite you to read this article on our blog on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/social-security\/get-social-security-number\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how to get your Social Security number<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Flat rate&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new self-employed graphic designer has the advantage of being able&nbsp;<strong>to access a flat rate of \u20ac60 euros per month<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u20ac80 euros in 2023) during the&nbsp;<strong>first active year<\/strong>;&nbsp;and depending on the autonomous community, you can get an extended flat rate or a rural flat rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What taxes do I have to pay as a self-employed graphic designer?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All the self-employed&nbsp;<strong>must comply<\/strong>&nbsp;with the payment of Social Security contributions, the personal income tax (IRPF), and the IVA, although this&nbsp;<strong>depends on the gross income that you receive throughout the year<\/strong>&nbsp;and, in the case of the personal income tax, the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/fiscal-tributario\/tramos-irpf-comunidades-autonomas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sections of the autonomous community<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;where you find yourself&nbsp;since each area does not pay the same amount.&nbsp;The ranges are between&nbsp;<strong>19 \u2013 23.50% of the annual gross income<\/strong>.<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.es\/tablas-irpf-comunidades-autonomas-cuanto-pagas-renta-625415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.es\/tablas-irpf-comunidades-autonomas-cuanto-pagas-renta-625415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another detail to know about the IRPF tax is its&nbsp;<strong>withholdings on invoices<\/strong>.&nbsp;As a self-employed graphic designer in Spain, you can&nbsp;make 15% personal income tax withholdings on your invoices&nbsp;if they are addressed to a company, institution or another self-employed person, in which you indicate the amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although, in the&nbsp;<strong>first three years<\/strong>&nbsp;as a self-employed worker, you could have more liquidity by retaining 7% on your bills&nbsp;<strong>as a payment on account of the Renta<\/strong>.&nbsp;As for the&nbsp;<strong>IVA<\/strong>, this is equivalent to&nbsp;<strong>21% applicable in most products or services<\/strong>&nbsp;and professionals and companies are responsible for collecting and then delivering to the Treasury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>An example of net income for a self-employed graphic designer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here, we share with you an example of what&nbsp;a self-employed graphic designer&nbsp;<strong>could be deducted from their gross income after paying taxes.&nbsp;<\/strong>That is, the&nbsp;<strong>total of their net income<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jorge is a new self-employed graphic designer who lives in the community of&nbsp;<strong>Asturias<\/strong> and receives benefits of&nbsp;<strong>\u20ac30,000 per&nbsp;year<\/strong> for his work.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;<strong>he must deduct&nbsp;21% of IVA<\/strong> annually, about&nbsp;<strong>16.5% of the Personal Income Tax (IRPF)<\/strong>&nbsp;that his autonomous community requires, and&nbsp;<strong>\u20ac720 from Social Security<\/strong>&nbsp;by having his flat rate bonus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus, Jorge&nbsp;<strong>must subtract from his gross income<\/strong>&nbsp;approx.&nbsp;\u20ac5,206 of IVA, \u20ac4,964 of Personal Income Tax and \u20ac720 of Social Security.&nbsp;(30.000-5206-4964-720).&nbsp;In total, Jorge&nbsp;<strong>will enjoy \u20ac19,110 a year of net income<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Websites and job offers for designers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you find this information interesting?&nbsp;<strong>Do you feel that this career could be the one for you?&nbsp;<\/strong>The next thing you should do is look for clients and offers where your profile and profession fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the <a href=\"https:\/\/es.indeed.com\/Ofertas-de-Dise%C3%B1ador-grafico-autonomo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Indeed<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;job portal, you can find&nbsp;<strong>various offers to work<\/strong>&nbsp;as a self-employed graphic designer in Spain.&nbsp;Likewise, you can take a look at&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/es.jooble.org\/trabajo-dise%C3%B1o-autonomos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Jooble<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>or Workana where you will find more positions.&nbsp;It should be noted that,&nbsp;<strong>after the pandemic, the possibility<\/strong> of working&nbsp;as a remote self-employed for companies in&nbsp;the United States or northern Europe&nbsp;grew, and the number of international job positions increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally,&nbsp;<strong>if you have more questions<\/strong>&nbsp;about how to register as a self-employed graphic designer in Spain, you can contact us through our <a href=\"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/contact-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>contact form<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and leave your information for us to call you. You can also schedule a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/free-consultation-30-minutes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>free consultation with us<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;or simply text our<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?phone=34645789865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WhatsApp<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever your decision is, in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Entre Tr\u00e1mites<\/strong><\/a> we offer various<strong> services of management, advice, and support <\/strong>in bureaucratic processes for <strong>the self-employed<\/strong> and <strong>SMEs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/servicios\/constitucion-de-empresa\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating great visual designs independently is a possibility, however, you have to fulfill several procedures in order to register and work as a self-employed graphic designer.\u00a0Here we tell you step by step how to do it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":19512,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[192],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-self-employed"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11918"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19520,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11918\/revisions\/19520"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}