<br><div> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">In recent years,<strong> the use of money is losing prominence </strong>progressively and almost silently, although it is a notorious reality. And more and more companies are prioritizing <strong>payment by card or cell phone</strong>to the point that if you pay cash you might get a strange look while they bring the dataphone to you.</p> <span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-md irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-md hidden-xs hidden-md"> </span></span></span><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span> <figure class="composite-image image-container " data-gtm-element-container="button-gallery"> <div class="picture-wrapper"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 638px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_desktop_filter/uploads/2022/02/21/6213707742119.jpeg" width="544" height="307"> <source media="(min-width: 480px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_intermediate_filter/uploads/2022/02/21/6213707742119.jpeg" width="607" height="342"> </source></source></picture><span class="visible-md inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span><span class="visible-xs inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span> </div> <figcaption class="figure-caption"> <p class="caption-title ">File image of a card payment on a dataphone with contactless technology </p> </figcaption> </figure> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">However, there are still many Spaniards who carry cash in their wallets and <strong>They usually pay with notes and coins</strong>. Although, at the same time, it is clear that the State is increasingly investing in electronic payment methods, as they allow <strong>greater traceability of operations and facilitate control of the underground economy and illicit activities</strong>. And this is where limitations and restrictions on the use of money come into play.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-xs hidden-xs hidden-md"/></span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">The lawyer warned about this issue <strong>David Jiménez</strong>legal promoter on social networks such as TikTok, who reminds us that the legal limit for paying in cash in Spain <strong>It is no longer the same as it was for years.</strong>. As he explains, the change occurred a long time ago, but is still unknown to a large part of the population.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><span class="content-related content-border related-double " data-gtm-element-container="modulo-noticias-relacionadas"> <span class="module-supra-title"> <span>Also read</span></span> <span class="related-double-module-container "> </span><span class="related-double-module-container "> </span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">As detailed<strong> Jiménez</strong>, <a href="https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2021-11473" rel="nofollow noreferrer" title="ley fraude fiscal españa boe">The change came with Law 11/2021, on measures to prevent and combat tax fraud, which came into force in July 2021.</a>. This rule reduced the maximum limit for cash payments when a businessman or professional intervenes, <strong>which went from 2,500 euros to 1,000 euros.</strong></p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Since then, the law has established that cash payments cannot be made.<strong> equal to or greater than 1,000 euros in operations with companies or professionals</strong>regardless of whether the payment is made in one go or whether you try to split it into several deliveries. A nuance that, according to the lawyer, many continue to ignore.</p> <span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span> <figure class="composite-image image-container " data-gtm-element-container="button-gallery"> <div class="picture-wrapper"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 638px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_desktop_filter/uploads/2026/02/10/698ba07f3f382.jpeg" width="544" height="362"> <source media="(min-width: 480px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_intermediate_filter/uploads/2026/02/10/698ba07f3f382.jpeg" width="607" height="403"> <img data-full-src="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/uploads/2026/02/10/698ba07f3f382.jpeg" alt="Horizontal" width="449" height="298" src="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_mobile_filter/uploads/2026/02/10/698ba07f3f382.jpeg" class="lazy"/> </source></source></picture><span class="visible-md inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span><span class="visible-xs inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span> </div> <figcaption class="figure-caption"> <p class="caption-title ">The President of the Government and Secretary General of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, together with the Deputy Secretary General, María Jesús Montero, and the Secretary for Equality, Pilar Bernabé, at the PSOE headquarters in Madrid.</p> <span class="caption-author ">Chema Moya/EFE</span> </figcaption> </figure> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Jiménez also warns that exceeding this limit could have <strong>important economic consequences</strong>. THE <strong>Tax Agency</strong> includes sanctions proportional to the amount unduly paid in cash, which is why it always recommends the use of electronic means when the value of the transaction approaches the legal limit <strong>to avoid suspicion on the part of the Treasury.</strong></p> </div><script type="script/gg"> gg.didomi.doWhenConsent(!window.didomiBypass, 'c:facebooka-frU9M5JY', function () { console.log('facebook-ad-def'); !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '682047071976590'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); }); </script>