Cl@ve PIN

Cl@ve PIN is the application for smartphones used by the Administration to carry out any administrative procedure online with security and privacy.

The app for safe online dealings with the Spanish tax office

If you are not one of those people who are in the newspapers every day for tax evasion, you know that we are all subject to the tax authorities. That is why we have an appointment with the tax office every year so that we can properly explain everything that needs to be disclosed in relation to our income in the last tax year (careful, don't back down like many scoundrels try to do: our taxes pay roads, hospitals, schools, social services and much more).

Remote processes with administration

When smartphone and tablet use, and the internet in general, weren't widespread, you had to queue outside the tax office where an official of the administration (a character satirized ad nauseum, and in some cases treated with great viciousness ) checked whether all the papers he had brought with him were true. Now you don't have to spend all morning waiting your turn under a drab blue neon light because you can do it from the comfort of your own home...or wherever.

And all this thanks to the web service that the Public Administration offers to make your tax returns online and other procedures such as those of the Spanish Social Security SEPE, to consult your employee history or for any other procedure that you want to carry out online.

The Cl@ve PIN app is used for telematic access. This enables the electronic identification of the user by means of a password chosen by the user and a PIN number that is sent via SMS. It is designed to be valid for a short period of time (just 10 minutes) to ensure the security and privacy of the data processed by the state, thus avoiding problems that could arise if the password falls into the wrong hands device.

Another advantage of this tax office password requirement is that the number of requests is unlimited. So if you can't complete the process one day, you can continue it another time by making another request.

What are the requirements to use this service?

They are very simple and can also be handled by Messi and Co.:

• Be registered with Cl@ve PIN.
• Spanish ID number.
• Expiry date of the ID card or foreigner's ID card.
• If the ID is permanent, a few digits of the IBAN used in the last income tax return are required.

There are three ways to register:

• Via the Internet and without an electronic certificate.
• Via the Internet with a digital certificate or electronic identity card.
• Personally at a registration office.

After that, you must proceed to activate the application by following the steps of the method used. And remember: if you encounter messages like the correct but expired access code or another message saying it doesn't work, it may be because the 10 minutes for entering the PIN has expired.

Requirements and further information:

• Minimum operating system requirements: Android 4.0.