OnlyFans in the Canary Islands: Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote

The Canary Islands have three things that make them different for a creator: one hour less than the mainland, the IGIC instead of IVA (VAT) and good weather to film all twelve months. Here is what changes for you and where to film in Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote.

Creating content while living in the Canary Islands

The Canary Islands are Spain, but with their own time, their own indirect tax and a climate that lets you film all year. Tap each point to open it.

Peak hours: your fans and your Canarian time

Fans write and buy mostly between 8:00 pm and 1:00 am their own time. From the Canary Islands that looks like this:

The advantage compared with the mainland: fans in the United States write to you one hour earlier on your clock. The New York window starts at 1:00 am and not at 2:00 am. Even so, it is still the early hours: that is where a chat team makes the difference.

Taxes in the Canary Islands, made simple

The basics are the same as in the rest of Spain, with two differences worth knowing.

1. IRPF with the Canarian scale. IRPF (income tax) has a state part, the same across Spain, and another part set by the Government of the Canary Islands. There is no island or municipal IRPF. In the Canary Islands the regional part runs from 9% to 26%. In the highest brackets, adding both parts, the marginal rate gets close to 50%, but it only applies to the part of your base above the last bracket, not to everything you earn in a year.

2. IGIC instead of IVA (VAT). In the Canary Islands IVA does not apply, but the Impuesto General Indirecto Canario (IGIC) does. Its general rate is 7%, compared with 21% for IVA. Whether you have to charge it on your invoices depends on who you invoice and from where, and it is the most common question: ask your adviser. The IGIC is handled by the Agencia Tributaria Canaria (Canarian Tax Agency), not by the AEAT (Spanish Tax Agency).

1. Registration with Hacienda with modelo 036 or 037, the same as in the rest of Spain.
2. Registration as self employed (autónoma) with the Seguridad Social (RETA). The contribution is the same across Spain: in brackets according to what you earn, and about €80 a month in the first year with the flat rate.
3. IRPF every quarter with modelo 130: you prepay 20% of your profit.
4. IGIC with the Agencia Tributaria Canaria forms, if it applies to you. Your adviser tells you whether you have to register.

And the Zona Especial Canaria (ZEC)? The ZEC offers companies a very low corporate tax, but it is for companies that meet employment and investment requirements, not for a self employed creator. If you are thinking of setting up a company in the Canary Islands, talk to an adviser.

More numbers and a calculator in the guide to OnlyFans taxes in Spain.

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Where to film in Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote

Six places that work very well for Reels and photos. Tap a number on the map to go to its spot.

1. 1

   Teide

   Tenerife · Best time: sunset, all year

   Volcanic landscape and sunset above the clouds, in the Roques de García area. There is no other backdrop like it in Spain.

   Tip: national park: stay on the paths and no drones without authorisation; in winter there can be closures because of snow.

2. 2

   Los Gigantes

   Tenerife · Best time: sunset, all year

   Cliffs hundreds of metres high dropping into the sea, with the sunset straight ahead.

   Tip: the Archipenque viewpoint gives the best view from above.

3. 3

   Benijo beach

   Tenerife · Best time: sunset, all year

   Black sand, rock stacks in the sea and the green Anaga mountains behind. Very wild and photogenic.

   Tip: strong sea: be careful when you swim. Few people on weekdays.

4. 4

   Maspalomas dunes

   Gran Canaria · Best time: sunset, all year

   Golden sand dunes by the sea, with beautiful shadows as the sun goes down.

   Tip: it is a nature reserve: do not leave the permitted areas.

5. 5

   Roque Nublo

   Gran Canaria · Best time: morning, all year

   A huge rock in the centre of the island, with views all the way to Teide on clear days.

   Tip: go on a weekday and early: on weekends it is very crowded.

6. 6

   Los Hervideros and Famara

   Lanzarote · Best time: sunset, all year

   Black lava against white waves at Los Hervideros; cliffs and surf at Famara.

   Tip: in Timanfaya National Park you cannot go on your own: only with the organised tour.

Wherever you film: in public places only content suitable for social media, nothing explicit, no strangers in the foreground and no drone in national parks or near airports without authorisation.

What we do, in short

From the Canary Islands you are one hour behind the mainland, so your fans in Europe write to you earlier and those in the United States mostly in the early hours. That is why the chat cannot depend on you being awake. With the Solo chatting plan we run it for you every day, in Spanish and English, with scripts, ideas for your wall, fan lists by spending, mass messages by group and auto renewal. With the full plan we add a content plan, social media growth, leak protection and a dedicated manager who speaks Spanish. We talk on WhatsApp every day and meet by video call once a week, always remote. OnlyFans pays you first, and to leave you only need to give 3 days notice. What we charge is in agency commissions.

How we start

1. Application in 2 or 3 minutes, no login details needed.
2. Review of your profile, your prices, your scripts and your socials.
3. 30 day plan with a calendar, scripts and clear tasks.
4. Weekly meeting with a report and quick adjustments.

Frequently asked questions