{"id":1638,"date":"2018-03-15T16:53:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T16:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmtaxconsultancy.com\/?p=1638"},"modified":"2024-02-20T15:28:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T15:28:50","slug":"digital-certificate-required-communicate-electronically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmtaxconsultancy.com\/en\/tax\/digital-certificate-required-communicate-electronically\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Certificate: who is required to communicate electronically?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At present, the <strong>Digital Certificate is essential to communicate with the Administration in Spain<\/strong> from the moment in which a company is constituted. A few years ago, the entities received a notification from the Tax Office indicating the time when they were affected by the NEO (Compulsory Electronic Notifications) system. Nowadays, that notification no longer exists because the entities must know that they are required to communicate with the Administration in a telematic way.<\/p>\n<p>To get you out of doubt, let\u2019s explain exactly who must obtain a Digital Certificate to communicate with the Administration and receive notifications from them, and to what penalties you will be exposed if you do not proceed in this way; consider this because a new law came into effect in 2016. In this <a href=\"https:\/\/gmtaxconsultancy.com\/en\/legal\/obtain-digital-certificate-legal-natural-person\/\">article you will find the way to obtain the Digital Certificate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">\u00cdndice contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/gmtaxconsultancy.com\/en\/tax\/digital-certificate-required-communicate-electronically\/#Who_is_required_to_have_a_Digital_Certificate\" >Who is required to have a Digital Certificate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/gmtaxconsultancy.com\/en\/tax\/digital-certificate-required-communicate-electronically\/#Individuals_How_should_they_contact_the_Administration\" >Individuals: How should they contact the Administration?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/gmtaxconsultancy.com\/en\/tax\/digital-certificate-required-communicate-electronically\/#Digital_Certificate_for_Customs\" >Digital Certificate for Customs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/gmtaxconsultancy.com\/en\/tax\/digital-certificate-required-communicate-electronically\/#Penalties_for_not_having_a_Digital_Certificate\" >Penalties for not having a Digital Certificate<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_required_to_have_a_Digital_Certificate\"><\/span>Who is required to have a Digital Certificate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to the regulations on the Common Administrative Procedure of the Public Administrations Law (CAPPAL), the following persons and entities are required to relate electronically:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Legal persons.<\/li>\n<li>Those who exercise a professional activity that are forced to join a professional association, for the procedures that are carried out with the Public Administration.<\/li>\n<li>Those who represent someone forced to interact electronically with the Administration.<\/li>\n<li>The employees of the Public Administrations, for the procedures that they carry out as public employees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, since the entry into force of the CAAPA Law, <strong>companies and entities without legal personality are also required to have a Digital Certificate to communicate with the Administration<\/strong>. These entities include the communities of goods, the unaccepted inheritance and communities of owners.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Individuals_How_should_they_contact_the_Administration\"><\/span>Individuals: How should they contact the Administration?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to article 14 of CAPPA Law, <strong>natural persons can choose the form to communicate with Public Administrations<\/strong>, whether it is through electronic means or not. Even so, the Administration has the last word and can establish the obligation to interact with them electronically for certain procedures.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Digital_Certificate_for_Customs\"><\/span>Digital Certificate for Customs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Another area in which the Digital Certificate is mandatory is in the Customs. All economic operators must submit the documents and applications provided for in the customs legislation through electronic registration. The only <strong>exceptions<\/strong> are established by the Customs Code of the European Union and the Regulations that develop it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Penalties_for_not_having_a_Digital_Certificate\"><\/span>Penalties for not having a Digital Certificate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As stated in article 199 of Law 58\/2003, of December 17, of General Tax, if this obligation is not complied with, it will be considered a tax infraction and a <strong>penalty consisting of a fine of 250 Euros<\/strong> will be imposed.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to<strong> obtain your Digital Certificate<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/gmtaxconsultancy.com\/en\/contact\/\">contact GM Tax<\/a> without any commitment. In addition, we can also take care of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At present, the Digital Certificate is essential to communicate with the Administration in Spain from the moment in which a company is constituted. A few years ago, the entities received a notification from the Tax Office indicating the time when they were affected by the NEO (Compulsory Electronic Notifications) system. 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