Garrigues wins three awards from 'El Confidencial', including best law firm
At the gala presentation of the II Edition of the El Confidencial Business Lawyer Awards, held last night in Madrid, Garrigues won three awards: Best Law Firm, Best Tax Team and Best Firm Lawyer by Fernando Vives, executive chairman of the firm.Portugal: PTA has decided that Advance Pricing Agreements are the suitable mechanism to determine the transfer pricing method and the arm's lengh pricing, under intragroup service agreements
The Portuguese Tax Authorities (PTA) decided, in the context of a Binding Information Request (PIV) –Case no. 22442–, that this is not the appropriated approach for determining the transfer pricing method nor the arm’s length pricing between related parties under an intragroup service agreement. Instead, PTA considered that entering into an Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) is the suitable mechanism for these cases.Portugal: Extension until 31 December 2023 of the VAT exemption applicable to certain food products
The VAT exemption exceptionally applicable to certain food products, previously approved by Law no. 17/2023, of 14 April, was extended from 31 October to 31 December 2023 by Law no. 60-A/2023, of 31 October.Teleworking in Portugal: limits regarding the tax exemption and exclusion of social security contributions of the compensation amount due to the employees
The Ordinance no. 292-A/2023 foresees the exemption limits for tax purposes and exclusion from social security contributions regarding the compensation due to the additional expenses that the employees who carry their activities under a telework regime incur in.