Appointments for In-Person Tax Declarations Now Available in Alicante

Appointments for in-person tax declarations in Alicante are now open. The Valencian Tax Agency (ATV) has launched the appointment system this Thursday, which will be operational from May 29 to June 27, in collaboration with the State Tax Administration Agency (AEAT).

The ATV will once again offer this free and personalised service from June 2 to the end of the month to assist taxpayers. Services will be available at its Alicante headquarters and in 25 offices across the province, including Alcoy, Altea, Benidorm, Callosa d'en Sarriá, Callosa de Segura, Calpe, Campello, Cocentaina, Denia, Dolores, Elche, Elda, Guardamar de Segura, Jávea, Jijona, Monóvar, Novelda, Orihuela, Pedreguer, Pego, Pilar de la Horadada, Santa Pola, Torrevieja, Villajoyosa, and Villena.

The general hours for in-person assistance will be, at the central office and delegations in Valencia, Alicante, Castellón, and Paiporta, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 09:00 to 14:30 and 16:00 to 19:00; and Wednesday and Friday from 09:00 to 15:00. The liquidator offices will be open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00 to 15:00, and Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 to 14:00 and 15:00 to 16:30.

The Minister of Finance, Ruth Merino, highlighted this service "to ensure maximum coverage across the territory, technical advice, and full coordination between both organisations, through a wide deployment of human and material resources to increase participation in the 2024 tax campaign."

As new features for this campaign, the launch of 'Direct Tax' is introduced, facilitating the electronic submission of simple declarations via bizums and bank cards; expansion of the reduction for obtaining work income; increase in the threshold excluding the obligation to declare or new percentages in the reduction for housing rental.

Additionally, the extension of the temporal scope of deductions for energy efficiency works is considered; maintenance of the deduction for the acquisition of electric vehicles, as well as the establishment of the corrective self-assessment as the sole system for correcting self-assessments, replacing the current dual system of complementary self-assessment and request for correction of self-assessments.

The ministry also highlights several tax deductions available to taxpayers, related to health, sports practice, and healthy activities. These deductions, aimed at taxpayers whose general and savings taxable base is up to 32,000 euros for individual declarations and up to 48,000 euros for joint declarations, benefited more than 424,600 taxpayers in the first year, saving them over 50 million euros, according to the Treasury.

Thus, deductions of up to 150 euros for 30% of expenses on dental and mental health treatments, up to 100 euros for prescription glasses, or a 30% deduction for sports practice, with a maximum of 150 euros, are included again. The estimated impact of all regional deductions related solely to the 2024 income is that a total of 750,000 Valencian taxpayers will save 217 million euros.

During May, the technical team of the Valencian tax authority has also resolved queries and assisted taxpayers by phone in completing and submitting their tax returns. Specifically, until Friday, May 23, they have handled a total of 9,137 phone calls, submitting 7,824 declarations.