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A Spain billable-hours total answers three practical questions: how much approved professional time is chargeable, what pre-tax fee value that time creates in euros, and what client total results when Spanish VAT applies. The core inputs are approved billable hours, the agreed hourly rate, non-billable or written-down time, expenses, VAT treatment, and the invoice payment term.
For Spanish attorney work, fees are freely agreed between the client and the legal professional, and the invoice must detail the different fee concepts and expense items. That means the billing increment, hourly rate, write-down policy, and expense treatment come from the engagement terms or firm policy, not a single statutory countrywide hourly formula.
Start with each timekeeper or service category, multiply approved billable hours by the agreed EUR rate, then add fee lines together. For example, a Madrid advisory matter has 18 approved partner hours at €140 per hour and 27 approved analyst hours at €95 per hour. The fee subtotal is €5,085, and the blended pre-tax yield is €113 per approved hour.
Spain's general VAT rate is 21%, the default rate for taxable professional services unless a specific reduced rate, exemption, or non-taxable place-of-supply rule applies. On the €5,085 subtotal, 21% VAT adds €1,067.85, making the client total €6,152.85 when the service is taxable in Spanish VAT territory.
VAT scope is not the same as the client's mailing address. Spanish VAT territory covers mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, but excludes the Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla. For services, Spanish VAT generally follows the business customer's location for B2B work and the supplier's location for B2C work, with listed exceptions for legal, consulting, accounting, and similar services to non-EU private customers.
Payment timing also changes the cash expectation. For commercial operations between businesses or with the public sector, Spain sets a 30-calendar-day default payment term when the contract is silent, and agreed terms cannot exceed 60 calendar days. Suppliers must deliver the invoice or equivalent payment request within 15 calendar days from effective provision of the services.
A one-off calculation is enough when you have a signed rate, a short list of approved hours, clear VAT treatment, and no later write-downs. It gives a clean invoice check before sending the bill: fee subtotal, VAT amount, gross total, and effective hourly yield. It also catches obvious mistakes, such as applying VAT before subtracting non-billable time.
A managed workflow is better when rates change by date, people have different prices by project, or invoice drafts need an approval trail. Everhour separates cost and billable rates, supports per-person defaults and per-project overrides, preserves dated rate history, and can price work by project, member, or task before the billing handoff.
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Multiply approved billable hours by the agreed hourly rate for each person, task, or service category. Add the fee lines, subtract write-downs or non-billable time, then add approved billable expenses when the agreement allows them. If Spanish VAT applies, add the applicable VAT after the pre-tax fee subtotal is complete.
Spain's general VAT rate is 21%, and it is the default rate for taxable professional services unless a reduced rate, exemption, or non-taxable place-of-supply rule applies. Spanish VAT territory includes mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, but excludes the Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla.
The provided Spain attorney-fee rule does not set one national billing increment. Spanish attorney fees are freely agreed between the client and the legal professional, and invoices must detail the different fee concepts and expense items. Use the increment in the engagement letter or firm policy, then apply it consistently before invoicing.
For commercial operations between businesses or with the public sector, Spain uses a 30-calendar-day default payment term when the contract does not set a date. Agreed payment terms cannot exceed 60 calendar days. The supplier must deliver the invoice or equivalent payment request within 15 calendar days after the services are provided.
The most expensive mistake is treating every client address as the VAT answer. VAT depends on Spanish VAT territory and place-of-supply rules, not just where the buyer receives the invoice. Check whether the customer is a business, where the customer is established, and whether the service falls under a listed exception.
Everhour separates cost and billable rates, so internal labor cost and client-facing revenue stay distinct. Members can have default rates, individual projects can override those rates, and dated rate changes preserve older calculations when a new rate starts mid-engagement.
Everhour Billing & Invoicing turns tracked billable time and expenses into client invoices and calculates invoice amounts from rates, time, and billable expenses while excluding non-billable work. Invoice data can be grouped by project, task, person, date, or another available breakdown.
Use agreed EUR rates, dated rate changes, and project overrides before invoice review. Everhour keeps cost and billable rates separate, preserving cleaner revenue, cost, and profit calculations.
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