Tax and accounting advisers in Agost
For potters, ceramics factories, farmers and shops in Agost: taxes, bookkeeping and companies, by appointment in Novelda or without leaving home.
In short
Potters, farmers, freelancers and businesses in Agost have in DPL Asesores, in Novelda, someone to handle their taxes and bookkeeping, in person by appointment or remotely.
Agost belongs to the l'Alacantí district, but its Tax Agency office is Elda, not Alicante. SUMA sees people at the Centro Social two Thursdays a month, and traditional pottery workshops get 60% relief on property tax.
The economy of Agost
Agost has 5,225 inhabitants (INE, 2025) and 337 active companies. The Generalitat describes it as a land of craft pottery ("cantereria") and of building-material factories, mainly floor and roof tiles, and in 2023 it opened the procedure to declare its traditional pottery, a craft documented since the 13th century, an intangible asset of local relevance. Farming matters too: 12% of employed residents work in agriculture and 15% in industry (INE, 2023 census), and the town is within the "Vinalopó" bagged table grape PDO.
What a business in Agost usually needs
Pottery and ceramics
Craft workshops and floor- and roof-tile factories: VAT on sales at the workshop, at fairs and online, stock, kiln and machinery depreciation, and the property tax relief for traditional pottery workshops.
Table grapes and farming
Farmers can pay income tax under the module system, with the yield indices set each year by the modules order, and VAT under the special farming scheme: they charge no VAT and receive a flat-rate compensation from the buyer. Cooperatives and SATs have their own tax rules.
Shop and online store
VAT on every sale, Shopify, Amazon or Etsy reconciled with the bank, and OSS once sales to consumers in other EU countries exceed €10,000 a year.
E-commerce advice →Company and annual accounts
Full bookkeeping, corporate tax, annual accounts filed at the Alicante Commercial Registry and when it pays to move from sole trader to company.
Sole trader or SL? →Where the paperwork is done
| Procedure | Where |
|---|---|
| Tax Agency | Tax Agency office in Elda (Alicante delegation). Agost has no office of its own; almost everything is done online. |
| Commercial Registry | Alicante Commercial Registry: company formation, filing of annual accounts and legalisation of books. |
| Chamber of Commerce | Alicante Chamber of Commerce, with its headquarters in the city of Alicante. |
| Property, business and vehicle taxes | SUMA Gestión Tributaria. It has no office in Agost: the nearest is in San Vicente del Raspeig, and it sees people at the Centro Social on the second and last Thursday of every month, from 10 am to 2 pm; booking an appointment is advisable. |
| Town hall support | Local Development Agency, at the Casa de Cultura, and the municipal land bank (Banc de Terres), a register of fields whose owners are willing to lend or lease them to anyone who wants to farm them. |
| Industrial estates | Els Castellans and La Escandella, around 208,000 and 500,000 m² according to the Generalitat's industrial land viewer. |
Local taxes in Agost
- Individuals (sole traders) do not pay the IAE business tax, nobody pays it in their first two years of activity, and neither do companies with a turnover below one million euros. Local IAE reliefs therefore only matter to companies above that figure.
- Companies that do pay IAE have a location coefficient of 1.15 on urban land and 1.25 in the rest of the municipality.
- ICIO (building works tax): 2.4%, and 4% for solar photovoltaic and wind plants that are not for self-consumption. Façade rehabilitation and restoration is exempt and works in the Historic Centre rehabilitation area get 50% relief.
- Urban property tax (IBI): 0.61%; rural, 0.86%. Properties where traditional craft pottery workshops operate get 60% relief, with no time limit, if the town hall declares the activity of special interest.
Business support and grants
As of November 2026 there is no municipal call for new freelancers or businesses. The 2026 "Bonos-Agost" vouchers, worth €50, are for residents and can be spent until 31 December at participating businesses, including ceramics workshops holding the craft qualification document (DCA). Agost lies in the southern Alicante LEADER area, managed by the GAL ASIR group: its 2025 call, with the "Ticket Rural" of up to €19,000 for anyone setting up a non-farming micro-business and up to €100,000 for business investments, closed its last deadline on 30 April 2026.
How it works
You book a free 15-minute call or write to us
What you do, how you invoice and what is pending with the Tax Agency. In person in Novelda or by video call.
Registration and set-up
Registration with the Tax Agency, company formation if needed, the invoicing software and whatever the town hall requires.
Every quarter and every year
Up-to-date accounts, VAT, income tax or corporate tax filed on time and annual accounts at the Commercial Registry.
Frequently asked questions
Agost is in l'Alacantí: does it fall under the Alicante Tax Agency office?
No. The territorial scope of the Tax Agency offices places Agost under Elda. For property and business taxes, the nearest SUMA office is in San Vicente del Raspeig, and SUMA also sees people at the Centro Social in Agost on the second and last Thursday of every month.
What tax relief does a pottery workshop get in Agost?
60% of the property tax on the building where it operates, with no time limit, if it is traditional craft pottery and the town hall declares the activity of special interest; it has to be applied for. In addition, rehabilitating or restoring the façade pays no ICIO and works in the Historic Centre rehabilitation area get 50% relief.
What ICIO does a solar installation pay in Agost?
It depends on what it is for. A photovoltaic or wind plant that is not for self-consumption pays 4%, above the general 2.4%. A business's self-consumption installation pays the general rate, and renovations that add solar energy to existing homes get 50% relief.
Tell us what you need
Book a free 15-minute call or write to us: Tax Agency registration, company formation, bookkeeping, quarterly and annual taxes, your online store or a Tax Agency request. In person in Novelda or remotely.