Cheque Autónomo Seguimos Adiante Program

The Ministry of Economy, Employment, and Industry has published in the Official Gazette of Galicia (DOG) number 133 on Monday, June 6th, the Order of June 26, 2020, establishing the regulatory framework for the Cheque Autónomo Seguimos Adiante program. This program is funded by the FSE Galicia 2014-2020 operational program, and its call for applications for the year 2020 is now open (procedure code TR342B). This announcement includes the guidelines and assistance provided by the Cheque Autónomo Seguimos Adiante program.

Purpose:

The program aims to reactivate the economic activity of self-employed individuals who did not receive temporary cessation of activity benefits due to COVID-19.

Beneficiaries:

1. The Self-employed workers or members of professional mutual societies with fiscal residence in Galicia who are currently active and meet the following requirements:
   1. Did not receive extraordinary benefits for temporary cessation of activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which will be demonstrated through a responsible declaration.
   2. Experienced a decline in turnover of more than 50% when comparing the turnover of the second quarter of 2020 with that of the first quarter of 2020, which will be demonstrated through a responsible declaration.
   3. Have a net income reduction from declared economic activities in the annual Personal Income Tax (IRPF) statement of less than 30,000 euros and a minimum annual turnover of 12,000 euros, including VAT, in the declaration for the year 2019 (or the last submitted year), which will be demonstrated through a responsible declaration.
2. The companies of any kind and communities of property with fiscal residence in Galicia fiscal residence in Galicia that are currently active and meet the following requirements are also eligible:
   1. The self-employed individuals within companies did not receive extraordinary benefits for temporary cessation of activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which will be demonstrated through a responsible declaration.
   2. Experienced a decline of more than 50% in turnover when comparing the turnover of the second quarter of 2020 with that of the first quarter of 2020, which will be demonstrated through a responsible declaration.
   3. The company has a taxable base in the Corporate Income Tax declaration for the year 2019 (or the last submitted declaration) of less than 30,000 euros (according to box 552 of the corporate income tax), which will be demonstrated through a responsible declaration. In the case of entities subject to the regime of income attribution, this amount of 30,000 euros will refer to the reduced net income from economic activities declared in the Personal Income Tax of all members of the company or community of property, which will be demonstrated through a responsible declaration. The company has a minimum annual turnover of 12,000 euros, including VAT, in the declaration for the year 2019 (or the last submitted year), which will be demonstrated through a responsible declaration.
3. Family members who habitually perform work for self-employed workers or members of professional mutual societies and do not have the status of employees according to article 1.3.e) of the Consolidated Text of the Workers' Statute, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 2/2015, of October 23, are excluded from this order.
4. Both self-employed individuals, members of mutual societies, and companies must have a minimum activity period of 12 months immediately prior to the declaration of the State of Alarm (Royal Decree 463/2020, of March 14, BOE number 67, of March 14), as verified through work records for self-employed individuals or registration in the IAE (Tax on Economic Activities) for companies.

✔️ El plazo de presentación finaliza el 06/08/2020
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