Publications - Tax
Approved the withholding tables applicable in 2021
The withholding tax rates applicable to employment income (category A) and pensions (category H), obtained by the resident taxpayers in mainland Portugal, during 2021, were approved by Order no. º 11886-A/2020, of Secretary of State for…
COVID-19: Payment deferment of VAT and social contributions in Portugal
New extraordinary measures to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were approved by Decree Law 99/2020, of 22 November, including the deferment of the VAT payment for the third quarter of 2020 and the social contributions for November…
Extraordinary VAT exemption applicable in Portugal on the purchase of goods to combat COVID-19 extended until 30 April 2021
The Portuguese Government, through SEAF Order no. 450/2020.XXI, has again extended the VAT exemption applicable to domestic supplies and intra-Community acquisitions of goods necessary to combat COVID-19 established in Article 2 of Law no. 13/2020,…
Are you an entrepreneur? These are the personal income tax (IRPF) central government and autonomous community incentives available
The personal income tax legislation allows credits to be applied against the tax payable by individuals who make investments either directly or through a legal entity (e.g. through the formation of companies, capital increases, etc.).
DAC 6 (cross-border arrangements) – notification of the intermediary to the taxpayer may be completed by 15 January 2021
The date by which the intermediaries (e.g. lawyers), subject to the obligation of the contractual secrecy or legal professional privilege, must notify taxpayers to comply with the obligation to report to the Tax Authority ("AT"), on cross-…
COVID-19: new tax deadlines extensions in Portugal
The Portuguese Government approved, through Order of SEAF no. 437/2020.XXII and Circular letter no. 30227/2020, of 10 November, new deadlines extensions for the fulfillment of several tax obligations that we summarize in the table…
ATCUD postponed to 2022 but QR code still implemented in 2021
The obligation to mention the single document code (ATCUD) on all invoices and other tax relevant documents was postponed from 1 January 2021 to 1 January 2022, set forth in article 7 (3) of Decree-Law no. 28/2019 of 15 February, through Order no.…
VAT registrations are required to use certified invoicing software only as from 1 July 2021
The date regarding taxpayers not established but registered for VAT in Portugal must start using certified invoicing software by the Tax Authority (“AT”) has been postponed from 1 January to 1 July 2021.
Updating on the monetary devaluation indexes for 2020
The monetary devaluation indexes were approved by Ordinance no. 220/2020, of 21 September, which updates the annual monetary devaluation indexes applicable to the goods and rights disposed during 2020, whose value should be updated in…
New forms (Models RFI) to avoid international double taxation were approved
The new model forms 21-RFI, 22-RFI, 23-RFI and 24-RFI, which are required for the application of international double taxation conventions, were approved by Dispatch No 8363/2020 of 31 August 2020.
Start-ups in the tourism sector: an opportunity in times of COVID-19 which comes with tax incentives
Amendments on SAF-T accounting file and reporting obligation on the establishments where invoices are issued
The Government approved some legislative changes regarding SAF-T (PT) accounting file and reporting obligation on the establishments where invoices are issued through Decree-Law no. 48/2020, of 28 August. We highlight below the principal…