Income Tax Campaign 2012

Over 4.2 million taxpayers had already submitted their income tax return before the beginning of the assistance service at campaign offices 

• The Tax Agency has already returned 1,321 million euros, 18.9% more than last year, to more than 2 million personal income tax filers 
• 3.9 million taxpayers have filed their declaration online, 34.4% more than the last campaign on the same dates 
• Assistance in offices to prepare the declaration begins today and will continue until July 1, the last day of the campaign 
• The number of tax returns expected to be filed this year is 19.5 million, of which 14.9 million will be entitled to refunds with a total value of 10.665 billion euros

May 13, 2013.- Starting today, the Tax Agency opens the service period in offices to facilitate the declaration of the Personal Income Tax corresponding to 2012 (IRPF 2012) to those taxpayers who require specialized assistance. So far there have been more than 4.2 million taxpayers who have submitted their declaration or confirmed their draft Income Tax, 22.4% more than last year on the same dates.

The appointment service will be maintained until July 1, the last day of the campaign. The online filing route ( sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es ) remains available to taxpayers who prefer to expedite their procedures without having to travel to the Agency's offices or collaborating entities. The use of the Internet for filing has already allowed more than 2 million taxpayers to obtain their refund, 25.5% more than last year, for an amount of 1,321 million euros, 18.9% more.

It is expected that this campaign will have 19,525,000 declarations, of which 14,935,000 will give the right to a refund, for a total amount of 10,665 million euros, and 4,100,000 declarations will come out with results to be deposited, for an amount of 6,525 million of euros.

Internet presentation grows by 34.4%

As of May 13, online presentations, 3.9 million so far, increase 34.4% compared to the same date last year. In the case of drafts already confirmed online, more than 3.1 million, the growth is 29.2%. Added to this are 858,555 personal income tax returns submitted with the PADRE program and the tax data provided by the Tax Agency, of which 855,541 returns have been submitted online.

These taxpayers, who decide not to opt for the draft, or cannot use it due to their income profile, are also advancing their declaration and, where appropriate, the refund that corresponds to them. The acceleration of online filings also continues to be seen in the returns to be entered, with a growth of 32.2% in number and 46% in amount compared to the same dates last year.

Likewise, the process of requesting reference numbers continues to be accelerated to quickly obtain the draft and fiscal data through the REN0 system. To date, more than 8.9 million requests for this service have been processed, which allows procedures to be carried out without the need for an electronic certificate and without waiting to receive the drafts and tax data by mail.

Pre-populated tax return forms may be obtained online immediately using the REN0 service: the Tax ID Number and first surname of the taxpayer will be requested, in addition to the value that appears in Box 620 of the taxpayer's 2011 tax return and a mobile telephone number to which an SMS containing the reference number will be sent. For non-filers in the previous year and new filers, instead of box 620, the code of a bank account owned by the taxpayer will be requested. Those taxpayers who have not used the reference number obtained through the REN0 system or mobile alerts will receive their draft or tax data by mail.

Appointment service begins

In any case, for those citizens who do not wish to use telematic means because they understand that they require more personalized assistance, the Tax Agency makes its in-person offices and telephone services available. To date, more than 1 million prior appointments have been made for the preparation of Income Tax returns and more than 2.7 million telephone calls have been answered through the different services offered by the Agency.

As in other years, and despite the growing use of the Internet as a way to streamline Income Tax procedures, in the first weeks of the campaign there may be a high demand for the appointment request service. It should be remembered that the calendar of prior appointments is progressively opening, so taxpayers are recommended to gradually use the service.

At the same time, and in order to mitigate as far as possible a possible loss of appointments to the detriment of all taxpayers, the Tax Agency wants to remind citizens that they can modify the time and day assigned for their appointment, or communicate, where appropriate to the Agency itself, that they have decided not to use it. Currently, in more than 25% of appointments granted more than a week in advance, the taxpayer ultimately does not show up. 

Taxpayers who are not obliged to file a tax return 

- The same regulations are maintained as the previous year regarding those required to submit the personal income tax return. In general terms, taxpayers with income exclusively from work up to an amount of 22,000 euros per year are not obligated.

The limit for not declaring is reduced to 11,200 euros if the income comes from more than one payer (with exceptions), and also when compensatory pensions from the spouse or non-exempt annuities for alimony are received, when the payer is not obliged to withhold and when The returns are subject to a fixed withholding rate.

Both limits remain valid to not declare if the taxpayer has, instead, or in addition, the following income:

• Dividends, interest and capital gains subject to tax withholding, up to a combined limit of 1,600 euros.
• Imputed real estate income, full income from movable capital not subject to withholding derived from Treasury bills and subsidies for the acquisition of officially protected or appraised-price housing, with a joint limit of 1,000 euros.

 - As in the previous year, taxpayers who have income from work, capital and economic activities, as well as capital gains, will not be obligated either, with the joint limit of 1,000 euros, along with capital losses of less than 500 euros. 

How and when to modify the pre-populated Income Tax return form 

The draft declaration should always be checked carefully as the Tax Agency might not have had all the relevant information when it was prepared and any such information has to be added by the taxpayer. Details such as the following should be checked carefully: 

- Properties and their cadastral references
- Personal and family circumstances (if they changed in 2012)
- Contributions to pension plans
- Union dues contributions
- Subsidy receipts
- Maternity deduction
- Investment deduction in habitual residence
- Deduction for renting a habitual residence
- Deduction for contributions to the housing account
- Deductions autonomous

With the aim of facilitating self-service for the taxpayer, they have been incorporated into the Tax Agency website ( headquarters. agencytributaria.gob.es ) a total of 14 explanatory videos that show how to modify the Income draft in the most common cases.

If a taxpayer wishes to modify the pre-populated tax return, he or she can do so:

- online: headquarters.agenciatributaria.gob.es

- over the phone: 901 200 345 (Monday to Friday between 9am and 9pm)

- at the offices of the Tax Agency or CCAA (by appointment, which can be requested online, or by calling 901 12 12 24 and 901 22 33 44)

- through partner entities 

Confirmation of the draft 

There are several ways to confirm the draft, depending on whether the result is to be returned or deposited, and whether the payment is direct debited or not. If you pay by direct debit you can present the declaration for Personal Income Tax or confirm the draft any day, until 26 June. Payment will not be made until 1 July, the last day of the campaign. Direct debit does not prevent the payment from being split into two installments (the second, November 5). 

- Non-face-to-face routes (without traveling to offices) , until July 1 (June 26 if payment is direct debited, charged on July 1): 

CONFIRMATION WAYS	Cases in which you can use this method
Online headquarters.agenciatributaria.gob.es	ALL
By telephone (VRU automatic service) 901 12 12 24 (24 hr)	Refund
By SMS, to 217223 Renta(space)reference number of pre-populated tax return form (space) NIF (Personal Tax ID) (If the tax return is filed jointly, add on: (space) NIF (Personal Tax ID) of spouse	Refund
By telephone (operator) 901 200 345 (M-F, from 9am to 9pm)	Payment (by direct debit) or refund
Through electronic and telephone banking	Refunds and payments required (other than by Direct Debit)
At ATMs of certain entities	Refunds and payments required (other than by Direct Debit)

 - In-person routes , from May 6 to July 1 (June 26 if payment is direct debited, charged on July 1):

 

CONFIRMATION WAYS	Cases in which you can use this method
In the offices of the collaborating financial institutions	Refunds and payments required (other than by Direct Debit)
In the offices of the AEAT or CCAA	Payment (by direct debit) or refund

 Main information and assistance services

 - Internet. headquarters.agenciatributaria.gob.es (offers information and procedures without schedules).

 - Assistance Telephone: 901 200 345 (for management of the pre-populated tax return; from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday to Friday).

 - Personal Income Tax information line: 901 33 55 33 (to deal with queries; from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday).

IRPF 2012 (Data as of May 13) 

National data	Personal income tax 2011	Personal income tax 2012	2012/2011 (%)
(1) RENO APPLICATIONS PROCESSED	7,168,840	8,947,576	24.81%
(2) DRAFT AND DF DISPLAYED	8,836,710	10,383,438	17.50%
(3) STATEMENTS FILED	3,445,835	4,218,330	22.42%
Confirmed draft returns	2,777,825	3,359,775	20.95%
Rest of Declarations	668,010	858,555	28.52%
(4) INTERNET DECLARATIONS	2,948,551	3,963,894	34.44%
Confirmed draft returns	2,403,459	3,105,353	29.20%
Rest of Declarations	545,092	858,541	57.50%
(5) DECLARATIONS TO BE ENTERED	222,821	294,612	32.22%
Amount (million €)	144,067	210,332	46.00%
(6) REQUESTED RETURNS	3,171,793	3,835,213	20.92%
Amount (million €)	2,529,633	2,960.199	17.02%
(7) RETURNS PAID	1,641,550	2,060,395	25.52%
Amount (million €)	1,111.125	1,321,192	18.91%
(8) ARRANGEABLE APPOINTMENTS	1,401,249	1,046,791	-25.30%
Notes:
(5) and (6) The sum of the declarations to be entered and the returns does not coincide with the declarations presented because the negative declarations and the declarations with waiver of the refund are missing to be included, which They add up to 88,505.
(8) The data on arranged appointments refers to live appointments (cancelled and modified appointments are not counted)

Campaign by offices

Data as of May 13, 2013

PROVINCIAL	Filed personal income tax returns 2012
ALMERIA	65,733
CADIZ	112,595
CORDOBA	67,616
GRANADA	78,832
HUELVA	48,612
JAEN	52,541
MALAGA	138,171
SEVILLA	201,841
JEREZ	31,858
CEUTA	7,729
MELILLA	6,875
ANDALUSIA	812,403
HUESCA	16,664
TERUEL	9,369
ZARAGOZA	106,506
ARAGON	132,539
OVIEDO	78,496
GIJON	38,683
ASTURIAS	117,179
BALEARIC ISLANDS	84,151
BALEARIC ISLANDS	84,151
LAS PALMAS	108,250
ST CRUZ OF TENERIFE	90,064
CANARY ISLANDS	198,314
CANTABRIA	59,341
CANTABRIA	59,341
ALBACETE	31,158
CIUDAD REAL	43,544
CUENCA	13,272
GUADALAJARA	29,653
TOLEDO	62,780
CASTILLA-LA MANCHA	180,407
AVILA	13,785
BURGOS	36,776
LEON	51,216
PALENCIA	16,023
SALAMANCA	33,922
SEGOVIA	12,529
SORIA	8,312
VALLADOLID	63,104
ZAMORA	14,104
CASTILLA Y LEON	249,771
BARCELONA	562,027
GIRONA	60,432
LLEIDA	31,508
TARRAGONA	72,949
CATALONIA	726,916
BADAJOZ	55,373
CACERES	32,748
EXTREMADURA	88,121
LA CORUÑA	97,904
LUGO	24,397
OURENSE	22,802
PONTEVEDRA	42,532
VIGO	34,784
GALICIA	222,419
MADRID	760,157
MADRID	760,157
MURCIA	108,629
CARTAGENA	39,397
MURCIA	148,026
NAVARRE	249
NAVARRE	249
ALAVA	146
GUIPUZCOA	166
VIZCAYA	346
BASQUE COUNTRY	658
LA RIOJA	28,407
LA RIOJA	28,407
ALICANTE	131,192
CASTELLON	45,000
VALENCIA	233,080
VALENCIAN COMMUNITY	409,272
NATIONAL TOTAL	4,218,330

Campaign progress by offices

The data on refunds paid in the following tables is offered, both for personal income tax 2011 and for personal income tax 2012, as of May 13.

REFUNDS PAID OUT

PROVINCIAL	Dev. paid personal income tax 2011		Dev. paid 2012 PIT		VARIATION 2011/2012 (%)
	Number	Cost	Number	Cost	Number	Cost
ALMERIA	23,700	13,740	33,413	17,855	40.98%	29.94%
CADIZ	50,683	38,798	62,558	45,896	23.43%	18.30%
CORDOBA	26,400	15,731	35,371	19,381	33.98%	23.20%
GRANADA	29,482	19,570	37,325	23,187	26.60%	18.48%
HUELVA	20,377	12,883	26,971	15,744	32.36%	22.20%
JAEN	18,932	10,733	25,387	13,385	34.10%	24.70%
MALAGA	55,288	38,487	69,048	45,722	24.89%	18.80%
SEVILLA	83,411	56,416	101,246	64,101	21.38%	13.62%
JEREZ	15,278	10,140	18,422	11,462	20.58%	13.04%
CEUTA	3,000	2,073	3,867	2,605	28.90%	25.70%
MELILLA	2,760	2005	3,174	2,218	15.00%	10.63%
ANDALUSIA	329,311	220,576	416,782	261,556	26.56%	18.58%
HUESCA	5,784	3,475	8,019	4,558	38.64%	31.16%
TERUEL	2,944	1,721	4,356	2,249	47.96%	30.67%
ZARAGOZA	37,582	24,958	50,186	31,511	33.54%	26.26%
ARAGON	46,310	30,154	62,561	38,318	35.09%	27.07%
OVIEDO	31,362	22,415	39,844	28,879	27.05%	28.83%
GIJON	13,881	9,641	19,347	13,090	39.38%	35.77%
ASTURIAS	45,243	32,056	59,191	41,969	30.83%	30.92%
BALEARIC ISLANDS	31,436	20,775	36,497	22,194	16.10%	6.83%
BALEARIC ISLANDS	31,436	20,775	36,497	22,194	16.10%	6.83%
LAS PALMAS	44,378	26,478	53,247	31,156	19.99%	17.67%
ST CRUZ OF TENERIFE	38,311	22,818	44,615	25,356	16.45%	11.12%
CANARY ISLANDS	82,689	49,296	97,862	56,512	18.35%	14.64%
CANTABRIA	22,150	15,307	28,977	19,054	30.82%	24.48%
CANTABRIA	22,150	15,307	28,977	19,054	30.82%	24.48%
ALBACETE	11,634	7,324	14,394	8,435	23.72%	15.16%
CIUDAD REAL	16,967	11,228	22,362	13,590	31.80%	21.04%
CUENCA	4,510	2,705	6,089	3,472	35.01%	28.36%
GUADALAJARA	11,507	8,877	14,413	10,144	25.25%	14.28%
TOLEDO	26,037	17,864	32,342	20,787	24.22%	16.36%
C. -LA MANCHA	70,655	47,998	89,600	56,428	26.81%	17.56%
AVILA	4,240	2,352	6,627	3,675	56.30%	56.27%
BURGOS	11,923	8,239	16,100	10,351	35.03%	25.64%
LEON	17,260	10,670	24,264	14,787	40.58%	38.58%
PALENCIA	5,778	3,537	7,656	4,360	32.50%	23.27%
SALAMANCA	12,996	7,667	17,415	9,951	34.00%	29.79%
SEGOVIA	4,655	2,842	5,374	3,105	15.45%	9.26%
SORIA	2,405	1,405	3,744	1,936	55.68%	37.78%
VALLADOLID	25,164	17,459	31,265	20,674	24.24%	18.41%
ZAMORA	4,749	2,681	6,828	3,629	43.78%	35.36%
C. AND LEON	89,170	56,852	119,273	72,468	33.76%	27.47%
BARCELONA	206,534	150,475	262,920	183,966	27.30%	22.26%
GIRONA	18,092	11,398	25,248	15,033	39.55%	31.90%
LLEIDA	9,958	5,958	14,163	8,011	42.23%	34.45%
TARRAGONA	23,969	16,340	32,062	21,143	33.76%	29.39%
CATALONIA	258,553	184,171	334,393	228,152	29.33%	23.88%
BADAJOZ	24,163	12,884	29,816	14,913	23.40%	15.75%
CACERES	13,560	7,080	16,869	8,446	24.40%	19.29%
EXTREMADURA	37,723	19,964	46,685	23,359	23.76%	17.01%
LA CORUÑA	38,299	23,531	47,722	28,635	24.60%	21.69%
LUGO	8,217	4,017	11,122	5,326	35.35%	32.60%
OURENSE	8,193	4,084	10,821	5,353	32.08%	31.05%
PONTEVEDRA	15,509	9,028	20,657	11,580	33.19%	28.26%
VIGO	13,539	8,599	17,297	10,736	27.76%	24.85%
GALICIA	83,757	49,259	107,619	61,629	28.49%	25.11%
MADRID	317,915	248,053	382,578	281,626	20.34%	13.53%
MADRID	317,915	248,053	382,578	281,626	20.34%	13.53%
MURCIA	36,192	22,298	50,348	28,942	39.11%	29.80%
CARTAGENA	14,803	9,925	20,195	12,613	36.43%	27.08%
MURCIA	50,995	32,223	70,543	41,555	38.33%	28.96%
NAVARRE	95	0.051	108	0.045	13.68%	-11.59%
NAVARRE	95	0.051	108	0.045	13.68%	-11.59%
ALAVA	50	0.020	68	0.023	36.00%	15.55%
GUIPUZCOA	71	0.025	49	0.020	-30.99%	-19.69%
VIZCAYA	99	0.041	146	0.066	47.47%	60.01%
BASQUE COUNTRY	220	0.086	263	0.109	19.55%	26.78%
LA RIOJA	9,743	6,354	13,315	8,221	36.66%	29.39%
LA RIOJA	9,743	6,354	13,315	8,221	36.66%	29.39%
ALICANTE	56,305	32,604	64,917	35,534	15.30%	8.98%
CASTELLON	17,257	9,873	21,255	11,503	23.17%	16.51%
VALENCIA	92,023	55,472	107,976	60,961	17.34%	9.90%
VALENCIAN COMMUNITY	165,585	97,950	194,148	107,998	17.25%	10.26%
NATIONAL TOTAL	1,641,550	1,111.125	2,060,395	1,321,192	25.52%	18.91%
Amounts in millions of euros.