The withholding certificate is a guide, not modelo 190
Someone who had tax withheld can ask you for a certificate. The one the app downloads is there to guide you. The official summary for the year is modelo 190, and it is filed at the Tax Agency.
What you are downloading
The app’s certificate summarises withholdings calculated from the data you have recorded, especially employee withholdings that feed modelo 111. Read it as a way to check amounts, not as the Tax Agency’s acknowledgement. If an amount does not match what you will declare, the modelo 190 you file is the one that counts.
Modelo 190 is filed separately
The official summary for the year is modelo 190. The app can calculate it and does not file it. Downloading this certificate does not send that summary.
- Downloaded certificate: orientative.
- Modelo 190: filed at the Tax Agency.
- The download submits nothing.
Common questions
Can I hand over the app’s certificate as if it were the Tax Agency’s?
You can use it to check the figure. It is orientative. The official summary is modelo 190 filed at the Tax Agency.
Does the app file modelo 190 when I download the certificate?
No. Downloading the certificate files nothing. Modelo 190 is submitted on the Tax Agency site.
Official sources
Informational text reviewed on 26 September 2026. It is not tax advice and does not replace the Spanish Tax Agency or your accountant. Deadlines, rates, and forms can change.