Spain residency - tax precautions

[Meta]

I'm getting a residence permit in Spain now. Don't plan to live there, but Barcelona is nice, I usually spend 3-4 months a year there, also my passport does not let me travel to Schengen visa-free so residence permit would be helpful.
I'm going for the golden visa - buying commercial real estate. No requirement to spend any time in Spain.

I really don't want to become a tax resident. Really don't want to

I had a chat with a couple of lawyers, apparently all fine, but just to be sure wanted to ask here.

I'm buying commercial, not residential, and will rent monthly/AirBnb, so no permanent home in Spain. I also own residential at other country.
Not going to spend more than 183 days, traveling by plane so there are proofs.
No kids, my gf does not live in Spain.
No business in Spain except renting out one commercial property, business at other countries.
I plan to file declaration in Spain using the non-resident form (ticking "non-resident" or whatever they have) to pay taxes on rental income, so the Revenue Service knows that I'm not just ignoring tax obligations.

Lawyers told me that if revenue service starts to ask questions the easiest way to deal with that would be to demonstrate tax returns from other country which I can do.

What do you think guys, I should be in clear? Pretty sure yes, but maybe I'm missing something.

 

[Sols]

Provided that you have your permanent/primary home somewhere else and that your primary economic activities are outside of Spain, you'll probably be OK.

 

[Martin Everson]

Not going to spend more than 183 days

Ok

I'm going for the golden visa - buying commercial real estate.

Why this visa then?

You don't want to instead follow 90/180 days rule?

 

[polonieth]

Ok



Why this visa then?

You don't want to instead follow 90/180 days rule?

Assume he wants to float around Schengen for longer periods.

 

[Meta]

Ok



Why this visa then?

You don't want to instead follow 90/180 days rule?

I'm Russian. Don't live there since I was 20 y.o. but still. Earlier I was fine applying for tourist visas once in 5 years, now I hardly can get 1 year visa. 90/180 was a nuisance, albeit small. @polonieth is right regarding access to Schengen. Also getting residence permit in EU takes me out from blanket Russian-nationals sanctions-related restrictions.
Most other residency permits require one to actually reside there, this "golden visa" doesn't, so I chose it.

 

[Martin Everson]

I'm Russian.

Ok I see. Makes sense now.

Also getting residence permit in EU takes me out from blanket Russian-nationals sanctions-related restrictions.

Does it also take you out of the below sanctions when entering and leaving the EU?

Personally I wouldn't choose to live somewhere so hostile to a passport I hold but each to their own.

EU greenlights seizure of personal phones and cars from Russians

Brussels has confirmed that Russians are barred from bringing “personal goods” such as phones, cars and even clothes into the EU

www.rt.com

 

[Meta]

Ok I see. Makes sense now.



Does it also take you out of the below sanctions when entering and leaving the EU?

Personally I wouldn't choose to live somewhere so hostile to a passport I hold but each to their own.

EU greenlights seizure of personal phones and cars from Russians

Brussels has confirmed that Russians are barred from bringing “personal goods” such as phones, cars and even clothes into the EU

www.rt.com

Nope it does not. But so far there were just cases of confiscated cars at German customs, nothing more at all, so I consider it to be a legal quirk. Also I mostly use my second passport, so no unwanted attention except when bureacracy involved. If they start implementing it, confiscating my shaving cream on entry, I will reconsider