Cl@ve and Digital Certifcate

Kimmy11 wrote on Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:37pm:

Hi Jaycee,

If your Spanish is excellent, you don't need to pay anyone to help you get a Digital Certificate.  All you need to do is visit your Town Hall (you may need to make an appointment first) with passport and proof of residency.  It took the administrator at our Town Hall about 30 minutes to...

 

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... do ours - and I'm only intermediate Spanish, LOL!

The difference between Cl@ve and an Electronic Certificate (you can use a Digital Signature with both) is the the issuing bodies.  Cl@ve is issued by the Ministry of Finance and I've seen it suggested on this forum that it is more secure than an Electronic Certificate - you'll need to verify your identity in person at, for example, an Agencia Tributaria or SUMA office; an Electronic Certificate can be verified at your Town Hall.  I have the latter; if I ever get around to doing my own tax returns, I will probably get a Cl@ve as well (they're not mutually exclusive), but I've seen feedback that they're "clunky" to use compared to an EC.

Kind regards,

Kim

Kimmy11 wrote on Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:37pm:

Hi Jaycee,

If your Spanish is excellent, you don't need to pay anyone to help you get a Digital Certificate.  All you need to do is visit your Town Hall (you may need to make an appointment first) with passport and proof of residency.  It took the administrator at our Town Hall about 30 minutes to...

 

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... do ours - and I'm only intermediate Spanish, LOL!

The difference between Cl@ve and an Electronic Certificate (you can use a Digital Signature with both) is the the issuing bodies.  Cl@ve is issued by the Ministry of Finance and I've seen it suggested on this forum that it is more secure than an Electronic Certificate - you'll need to verify your identity in person at, for example, an Agencia Tributaria or SUMA office; an Electronic Certificate can be verified at your Town Hall.  I have the latter; if I ever get around to doing my own tax returns, I will probably get a Cl@ve as well (they're not mutually exclusive), but I've seen feedback that they're "clunky" to use compared to an EC.

Kind regards,

Kim

Bob6161 wrote on Mon Mar 1, 2021 9:20am:

Morning Kim, I went to the Town Hall for a digital signature, but I can’t download the software on my MacBook, I’ve looked on the website and they say it’s very difficult to use Apple, have you heard this and what software do you use?.

Kind regards 

 

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Bob