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Can the tax office claim something from years ago?

The tax office's rights to assess and collect expire after four years, counted from the end of the filing period.

Four years

To assess the debt and to demand payment.

«a) El derecho de la Administración para determinar la deuda tributaria mediante la oportuna liquidación.»

From when

From the day after the filing period ends.

«desde el día siguiente a aquel en que finalice el plazo reglamentario para presentar la correspondiente declaración o autoliquidación.»

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