Plain English: Spanish tax agency
Definition
AEAT administers income tax (IRPF), VAT (IVA), corporate tax, and most direct tax obligations for residents and businesses in Spain. It sends notifications, requerimientos, and enforcement actions through its sede electrónica. In the Basque Country and Navarra, foral haciendas handle most direct taxes instead of AEAT.
- Read the issuer and territory on the document; AEAT and a foral or local tax authority are not interchangeable.
- Open the procedure from the authority's official sede and match its file number, CSV, or notice details.
- Keep the original notice, submission or payment receipt, and later resolution in one case record.
Example: before replying to an “Agencia Tributaria” letter, use its header and official web address to confirm whether the issuer is AEAT or another tax authority.
Where this appears
AEAT can appear in Spanish forms, appointment screens, official letters, PDF instructions, receipts, or portal status messages. This term usually names the office or public body behind a Spanish procedure. Before acting, match the term to the issuing office, the portal URL, and the document or appointment category in front of you.
Use the term as a clue, not the whole answer. A public definition can explain the usual meaning, but a personal document may change the deadline, office route, evidence required, or risk of ignoring the message.
What to check next
Match the office
Check whether the term belongs to AEAT, Seguridad Social, Policía Nacional, Extranjería, city hall, DGT, health services, a bank, or another provider.
Find the source of truth
Use the official source, related guide, or related glossary terms before paying a fee, booking a cita, submitting a form, or responding to a notice.
Keep personal decisions inside Ask Guiri
If this term appears in your own PDF, screenshot, letter, rejection, fine, or deadline, the surrounding text matters. That case-specific reading should happen inside Ask Guiri.