Spain: Withdraw Over €3,000 Cash Without Telling the Tax Man? You Risk Massive Fines

[Jorozey]

I'm just passing by here to remind you that Europe is "bye bye" and by the time you hear it on TV you'll be 10 years too late.

https://recou.so/the-great-european-confiscation/

 

[marioIT]

Spanish get what they deserve for voting socialist scum...
we used to laugh at North Korea...
actually there are no explicit withdrawal limits for cash in North Korea, but there are in Spain and many EU countries

 

[lory]

I'm just passing by here to remind you that Europe is "bye bye" and by the time you hear it on TV you'll be 10 years too late.

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https://recou.so/the-great-european-confiscation/

Is this real, where did you found it? any official website?

 

[marioIT]

yeah EU is crazy and who's paying are the small ones.
I saw a kid at a bank being treated like a criminal for trying to deposit 2k cash (real savings from youth)... one hour of forms and tons of AML questions... asking for receipts...

and after some minutes, same day, same bank, here comes "the house builder" with a bag containing 100k cash. A few scared looks at first, the teller calls the director, then zero questions asked... as long as he knows the director, no anti money laundering forms, nothing

 

[sebastian]

I'm just passing by here to remind you that Europe is "bye bye" and by the time you hear it on TV you'll be 10 years too late.

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https://recou.so/the-great-european-confiscation/

plain stupid and insane, I would never relocate to Spain, maybe do holidays there for a week but not more like that.

 

[Jorozey]

Is this real, where did you found it? any official website?

https://euroweeklynews.com/2025/04/...h-in-spain-you-could-now-face-a-e150000-fine/

https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-...e-fined-e150k-for-a-cash-withdrawal-in-spain/

 

[369]

Its not just Spain.
UK if you have 1000 Pounds cash they can seize it.

EU is run by communist.
Barosso was in early days in communist party portugal and later president of EU.
If you think this will only happen to spain watch how germany is taking money from their citizens for the good of the public.

 

[marioIT]

is the first step towards the digital euro isn't it?
plenty of national banks already committed to it...

"We are working with the national central banks of the euro area to look into the possible issuance of a digital euro. It would be a central bank digital currency, an electronic equivalent to cash. And it would complement banknotes and coins, giving people an additional choice about how to pay."

they say it will not replace cash but will be complementary...
but then they go like:
"The digital euro, a digital form of central bank money, would offer greater choice to consumers and businesses in situations where physical cash cannot be used"

i mean they are the ones making it harder to use cash, so...

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/digital_euro/html/index.en.html

 

[Frankie]

https://nordictimes.com/world/spani...-authorities-ahead-of-major-cash-withdrawals/

Spaniards who want to withdraw €3,000 or more in cash can now only do so if they first notify the country’s tax authorities of their plans.

As usual, the new restrictions are justified by the need to fight organized crime, tax evasion and money laundering at all costs, and anyone wishing to make large cash withdrawals will need to notify the authority on its website, along with some form of electronic ID or digital certificate.
If a receipt from the tax authority cannot be presented, banks also have the right to stop citizens from withdrawing money. Banks are also obliged to report “suspicious transactions” to the tax authorities – including repeated withdrawals below the threshold.
For most people, applying for a cash withdrawal at least 24 hours in advance is sufficient – but those wishing to withdraw €100 000 or more must ask for the tax authorities’ approval at least three days before the withdrawal is to be made.
Anyone who fails to do so, or forgets to tell the authorities that they plan to use cash, will be fined up to 10% of the amount – or at least €600.

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[5K1PP3R]

https://euroweeklynews.com/2025/04/...h-in-spain-you-could-now-face-a-e150000-fine/

Spain has quietly introduced a new rule: if you plan to withdraw over €3,000 in cash, you now have to notify the tax authorities in advance — 24 hours for amounts over €3K, and 72 hours if it’s over €100K. It’s not a fine for withdrawing — it’s a fine for not reporting it first. The penalty? Between 1% and 10% of the amount, up to €150,000. Even multiple smaller withdrawals can trigger scrutiny.

 

[Alonzo]

the EU will soon in 2027 track and control individuals that pay over €3k euros cash… also €10k cash payment limit EU-wide will be implemented

 

[Lord Palmerstone]

Let's be brave here and denounce all Bankers as 'scum-sucking pondlife' - as for politicians, we all know. and have always known that they are all thoroughly corrupt, but most of all, utterly inept, brainless, and about as much use to the society/the people as putting 'Ashtrays on Motorbikes'!
So in this instance, let us ignore Spain, blacklist them from tourism and their consumer goods and see how 'their massive' economy will survive without their few Golden Eggs. The EU already screwed their local economies by restricting Brits to 90 day visits only, so if I were a Brit, try to sell, alternatively, lock up any property in a TRUST (and also physically) for your family in the future when the ''Commies'' are removed from Gov't seats, furthermore do not visit Spain at all, and let them live happily in their utter socialist dystopia and die a slow and painful death.

 

[Lord Palmerstone]

the EU will soon in 2027 track and control individuals that pay over €3k euros cash… also €10k cash payment limit EU-wide will be implemented

Can somebody tell me when the revolutions will occur all over Europe and indeed also the UK - all politicians should be ARRESTED and locked up (with the innocents who are in prison for using hurty words in social media) ... ooh wouldn't they exact their revenge on these corrupt bar stewards

 

[JohnLocke]

I’d like to know if anyone has been arrested or received that insane €150,000 fine in Spain for withdrawing more than €3,000 without declaring it?

 

[bubbledouble]

I'm simply chocked about all of what is going on in Europe right now.

 

[plotoffshore]

It's becoming a real nuisance with the EU and all their financial transparency regulations.

Why do they need to monitor how much cash we want to withdraw from an ATM?

 

[blizz]

are you guys really suprised?

Several EU countries have introduced limits on how much cash you can withdraw or use without reporting:

• Spain requires reporting for cash withdrawals over €3,000 as thread title!
• Portugal limits cash payments to €3,000 for residents and €10,000 for non-residents. Tax payments in cash are capped at €500.
• Italy allows cash payments up to €5,000 as of 2023.
• Greece has a strict limit of €500 for cash payments, with plans to lower it further.
• Malta bans cash payments over €10,000 for high-value items like real estate and vehicles, with fines of at least 40% for violations.
• Poland limits business-to-business cash payments to 15,000 PLN (about €3,300), but there’s no limit for private individuals.
• Netherlands doesn’t have a strict limit yet, but payments over €10,000 require ID, and suspicious payments over €2,000 must be reported. A €3,000 cap is being considered.
• EU-wide, from 2027 a general cash limit of €10,000 is planned, and payments over €3,000 may require ID.

These measures aim to combat money laundering and tax evasion.

EU is going crazy with their insane laws.

 

[manukahoney]

Meanwhile in Japan you can do anything you want with cash and I don't hear Japan being the capital of money laundering or tax evasion. It's not about battling the bad guys, it's about controlling the crowds.

 

[Meta]

https://euroweeklynews.com/2025/04/...h-in-spain-you-could-now-face-a-e150000-fine/

https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-...e-fined-e150k-for-a-cash-withdrawal-in-spain/

Hey friend, have you tried to read the second article that you linked to? It says no notification is required.

I have seen it a few days ago, nobody ever could post a link to a law, a lawyer commentaries on the law or at least larger news outlet. It certainly looks like fake. No forms to notify a withdrawal to be found on the Internet. Well, just think about this: why oblige a person to make a report when other highly regulated part of the transaction already reports it?

 

[CEOz]

I’d like to know if anyone has been arrested or received that insane €150,000 fine in Spain for withdrawing more than €3,000 without declaring it?

They will, money has a lot of attractiveness.
They kicked out entrepreneurs and will do the same thing with individuals.