The tarifa plana is the reduced cuota of €80/month that new freelancers pay during their first 12 months of activity, instead of the normal income-based cuota. It can be extended another 12 months if your net earnings stay below the minimum wage.
The tarifa plana is the reduced cuota new freelancers pay when starting out: €80/month for the first 12 months, instead of the normal income-based cuota. It's one of the things that most reduce the risk of taking the leap.
Generally, anyone registering as a freelancer for the first time (or who hasn't been registered in recent years, depending on the case). You request it when you register and it applies automatically for those first 12 months.
After the first year, it can be extended another 12 months if your net earnings stay below the minimum wage (SMI). Once that period ends, you move to your normal bracket based on real income.
The tarifa plana is a good boost, but it's temporary. If you plan with the normal cuota that comes afterwards in mind, the jump at the end of the first year doesn't catch you off guard.
€80/month for the first 12 months of activity. It can be extended another 12 months if your net earnings stay below the minimum wage. The amount is set each year, so check the figure for the current tax year.
You move to your normal cuota under the real-earnings system — the bracket matching what you earn. That's why it's worth anticipating the change before it arrives.
Cece takes care of what weighs on your day-to-day (projects, payments, proposals, tax calculations) and surfaces the numbers that matter, so they stop weighing on you and you can get back to what counts.
