Tax and accounting advisers in La Romana
Taxes, bookkeeping and companies for farmers, natural stone workshops, freelancers and residents from other countries in La Romana, from Novelda, the town next door.
In short
DPL Asesores is based in Novelda, the town next to La Romana, and handles tax and bookkeeping for its farmers, marble workshops, freelancers and foreign residents, in person by appointment or remotely.
La Romana falls under the Tax Agency office in Elda and, for property and business taxes, the SUMA office in Novelda, which also sees people at the town hall on the third Tuesday of every month. Anyone creating permanent jobs can get up to 50% relief on the property tax of the premises.
The economy of La Romana
La Romana has 2,729 inhabitants (INE, 2025) and 168 active companies. According to its town hall, the local economy has been tied to farming — vines, almonds and olives, with table grapes and wine — and to the quarrying and processing of marble and natural stone. The figures bear this out: 19% of employed residents work on the land and 18% in industry (INE, 2023 census). The town is within the "Vinalopó" bagged table grape PDO and the Alicante PDO area. One in four residents is a foreign national (INE, 2025 census); the town hall attributes part of its recent growth to residents arriving from other European countries.
What a business in La Romana usually needs
Vines, almonds and olives
Farmers under modules or direct assessment; VAT under the special farming scheme, where the buyer pays a 12% flat-rate compensation, or under the general scheme; grape sales to wineries and cooperatives, and how CAP payments are declared.
Marble and natural stone
Quarries and processing workshops: machinery depreciation, block and slab stock, subcontracted work and sales to customers in other countries with their VAT treatment.
Residents from other countries
One in four residents is a foreign national: when you become tax resident in Spain, how pensions and income from another country go into the Spanish return, and the reporting of assets held abroad.
Forms 720 and 721 →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). La Romana 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. It has no office in the Vinalopó Medio: the nearest are its headquarters in Alicante or its office in Elche Parque Empresarial. |
| Property, business and vehicle taxes | SUMA Gestión Tributaria, from its Novelda office. One day a month, the third Tuesday, it sees people at La Romana town hall, from 10 am to 1 pm; not in July or August. It also inspects the ICIO. |
| Town hall support | The "Periodista Carolina Sellés" Training and Coworking Centre, whose rules and public price were given initial approval by the council in October 2026, and a Cadastral Information Point at the town hall on Wednesdays. |
| Industrial estates | The Generalitat's industrial land viewer lists no industrial estate in La Romana (2026 data); it does list those of its neighbours Novelda (El Fondonet and Santa Fe) and Pinoso (El Cabezo and Monte Coto). |
Local taxes in La Romana
- 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.
- Urban property tax (IBI): 0.78%; rural, 0.60%. Premises with an opening licence where permanent jobs are created get relief of up to 50% in the first year, 40% in the second, 30% in the third, 20% in the fourth and 10% in the fifth, if the council declares the activity of special interest.
- Companies that do pay IAE have two reliefs on the same scale, for starting activity and for increasing their permanent workforce. The bylaw applies no location coefficient.
- ICIO (building works tax): 3%, with 30% relief for works the council declares of special interest for job creation and 90% for social, cultural or historic-artistic reasons.
Business support and grants
The La Romana 2026 consumer voucher scheme hands residents 1,883 vouchers of €40, to be spent until 6 December 2026 at participating shops, bars and service businesses. There is no municipal call for new businesses. La Romana lies in the southern Alicante LEADER area (GAL ASIR): its 2025 call, with business grants of up to €100,000 and 65% of the investment, 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
Does La Romana cut property tax for anyone who opens a business and creates jobs?
Yes, if the council declares the activity of special interest for job creation: up to 50% of the property tax on the premises in the first year, 40% in the second, 30% in the third, 20% in the fourth and 10% in the fifth. It requires an opening licence, creating at least one permanent job — the entrepreneur's own counts — filled by La Romana residents and keeping it for a year, and the holder must be registered as a resident or have its registered office in the town.
Where are Tax Agency and SUMA procedures done from La Romana?
The Tax Agency office is Elda, although almost everything is done online. For property, business or vehicle tax, the SUMA office is the one in Novelda, and SUMA sees people at La Romana town hall on the third Tuesday of every month, from 10 am to 1 pm, except in July and August.
Does La Romana have a municipal coworking space?
Yes: the "Periodista Carolina Sellés" Training and Coworking Centre. In October 2026 the council gave initial approval to its rules of use and to the public price for using its spaces; until the final rates are published, the terms can be checked with the town hall.
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.