Newsletter 202 BNFIX PICH
People, principles, services
May 2025
Dear friends,
Temperatures are slowly rising and we are now in the month of May. And for yet another month we invite you to read the newsletter, which we start by reflecting on the phenomenon of absenteeism, a growing phenomenon that companies must manage correctly, both in economic and organisational terms; in this regard, we take advantage of the reflection to recall the latest developments in the field of paid leave.
Next, we talk about financial markets with David Gassó, founding partner of Anchor Capital Advisors EAF, and we also address, among other issues, the changes in the tourist tax and in the regulation affecting large property holders, the tax calendar for the second half of the year, the effects, in the labour sphere, of the general blackout on 28 April and the calendar of public holidays in Catalonia for 2026.
Some publications that we believe are of interest and various collaborations and events in our agenda complete the publication.
Joaquim coma · jcoma@pich.bnfix.com
Partner in charge of the tax area BNFIX PICH TAX LEGAL
Highlights
/ Absenteeism, an uncomfortable reality to manage
Absenteeism is a growing phenomenon in our country that has a direct impact on productivity, business organisation, the working environment and the economic sustainability of companies.
Leaving aside cases of absenteeism due to illness or accident, which should be dealt with through prevention and healthy habits, and those in which absence from work is not justified, and therefore require a disciplinary approach, we explain in the following circular the extension of some of the leaves contemplated in article 37 of the Workers’ Statute, as well as the new leaves approved in recent years and which companies increasingly have to manage.
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David Gassó, Anchor Capital Advisors EAF, discusses the present and future of financial markets
In this video interview with Valentí Pich, David Gassó, founding partner of Anchor Capital Advisor EAF, analyses the challenges of equities, the evolution of interest rates and the keys to investing with a vision of the future.
/ The Generalitat postpones the entry into force of the new tourist tax and activates the register of large property owners
Following the latest reforms affecting large property owners in Catalonia, which we reported on in previous communications, we explain below new changes related to the Tax on Stays in Tourist Establishments (IEET), better known as the tourist tax, and the imminent launch of the Register of large property owners.
/ Tax Calendar 2025: Keys and Deadlines for the Second Half of the Year
With the arrival of the second half of the year, it is crucial to take into account the tax obligations that lie ahead. For companies, large estates and individual taxpayers, proper planning is key to avoiding penalties and complying with the Tax Agency on time.
Below is a detailed summary of the taxes to be declared, the most important deadlines and who is affected by these tax obligations.
/ General blackout: effects on labour matters
As a result of the general power cut that affected the normal development of economic and labour activity in Catalonia on Monday 28 April, and given the various queries we have received, we would like to inform you of the labour measures applicable in these situations.
We also share this X-ray of the Spanish electricity system, prepared by the General Council of Economists, because it offers a clear and useful vision of an often complex area.
/ Calendar of public holidays in Catalonia for 2026
The Official Journal of the Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC) of 6 May has published Order EMT/66/2025, of 30 April, which establishes the calendar of public holidays in Catalonia for 2026.
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Agenda and collaborations
/ We took part in the Foment conference “Quan parar no es una opció”
On 14 May, Ester Brullet, economist in the Tax Department, took part in the Foment del Treball conference “Quan parar no és una opció”, which closed the “Acelera Pyme” programme on digitalisation. Specifically, Brullet presented the last lecture of the day, given by Jaume Saura, head of the Regional IT Unit of the AEAT in Barcelona.
Jaume Saura explained the characteristics of the Verifactu system, which will come into force for companies subject to Corporate Tax on 1 January 2026, while for the rest of the companies and professionals it will come into force on the following 1 July.
/ Valentí Pich presents the tax debate “Situación y perspectivas de la fiscalidad en España”
📅 Wednesday 4 June 2025
🕛 from 12.00h to 13.15h.
📍 Foment del Treball, Via Laietana 32-34, first floor, Barcelona.
Within the framework of the activities organised by the Taxation and Economy Commission of Foment del Treball Nacional, the Tax Debates take on special relevance, conceived as spaces for reflection to analyse the current situation and the projects underway in the field of taxation. These meetings seek to promote direct dialogue with the main heads of the public administrations with tax powers.
In this edition, we will have the outstanding intervention of His Excellency Mr. Jesús Gascón Catalán, Secretary of State for Finance, who will share his vision and the strategic lines that the Ministry of Finance is developing in this area.
/ BNFIX Global sponsors the XI Public Sector Auditing Conference
BNFIX Global is one of the firms sponsoring, on 27 May, the Public Sector Auditing Conference, a mixed format conference organised by the public sector committee of the General Council of Economists. On the other hand, our partner Valentín Pich will open the conference in his capacity as President of the Council. Among other topics, the conference will address the ways in which economists can collaborate with the Court of Auditors and the OCEX, the audit of subsidies and fiscal governance in public companies.
More information HERE
/ We collaborate with the III Catalan Congress on Sustainability
BNFIX PICH is one of the collaborating firms of the III Catalan Congress on Sustainability, organised last May 8th by the Col-legi d’Economistes de Catalunya and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). The conference discussed, among other issues, sustainability reports, legal developments related to the carbon footprint and energy transition plans, and the current corporate reporting requirements on sustainability that companies must comply with. BNFIX PICH offers specialised and updated advice to its clients on all these topics.
More information HERE
Press & Publications
/ Housing taxation in Spain. A proposal for improvement’.
A publication by the Institute of Economic Studies that tackles the problem of housing from the point of view of taxation, a taxation that is five times the European average, which represents 3.5 percent of Spanish GDP and which in the area of renting has become a ‘trap’. The report includes a series of proposals to improve the fiscal competitiveness of real estate in our country, ranging from rental incentives to the revision of cadastral valuation and tax reduction, among others.
The report (in Spanish), HERE
