Portugal: Council of Ministers approves ratification of tax treaty with UK
Portugal's Council of Ministers approved the ratification of the new income and capital tax treaty with the UK on 11 December 2025. Portugal and the UK signed an income tax treaty on 15 September 2025. The agreement aims to prevent or reduce
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Portugal: Parliament publishes 2026 state budget law, expands scope of reduced VAT rate
Portugal’s parliament has published the final text of the 2026 State Budget Law on 12 December 2025, after it was approved by the parliament on 27 November 2025. ​​The final version of the budget law largely mirrors the initial proposals;
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Portugal: Parliament approves 2026 budget, lowers corporate tax rates
Portugal’s parliament has approved the new 2026 Budget Bill on 27 November 2025. The Bill will proceed to presidential promulgation, followed by the formal publication of the law. The main tax measures of the 2026 Budget Bill are the reduced
See MorePortugal: Parliament approves corporate tax cuts from 2028
Portugal’s parliament has gazetted Law No. 64/2025 on 7 November 2025, reducing corporate income tax rates. Under the new law, the standard corporate income tax (CIT) rate will decrease to 17% for tax periods commencing on or after 1 January
See MorePortugal mandates parent entity responsible for reporting, paying group’s consolidated VAT
Regfollower Desk Portugal’s parliament has enacted Law No. 62/2025, published in the Official Gazette on 27 October 2025, establishing a Value Added Tax (VAT) Group regime. The parent entity is responsible for reporting and paying the
See MorePortugal announces 2026 Budget, proposes lower corporate tax rates
Portugal’s 2026 draft budget proposes tax cuts for companies, including a corporate tax rate reduction to 19% (and 15% for SMEs), as part of the plan to lower the rate to 17% by 2028. Portugal’s government has presented the draft State
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Portugal hosts 77th Congress of the International Fiscal Association (IFA)
The 77th Congress will be held from 5 to 9 October 2025 at the Lisbon Congress Centre (CCL) The global tax community is convening in Lisbon, Portugal for the 77th Congress of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) from 5 to 9 October 2025 at
See MorePortugal: Parliament grants VAT relief for farmers affected by rural fires
Portugal approves six-month VAT exemption on animal feed for farmers in fire-affected areas. Portugal's parliament approved Law no. 57-A/2025 on 25 September 2025, amending Decree-Law no. 98-A/2025, to introduce a temporary VAT exemption on the
See MorePortugal, UK sign new income tax treaty
The new income tax treaty will replace the 1968 Portugal-UK tax treaty when it takes effect. Portugal and the UK signed a new income tax treaty on 15 September 2025. The agreement aims to prevent or reduce double taxation between the two
See MorePortugal updates blacklist of favourable tax jurisdictions
Portugal delists Hong Kong, Liechtenstein, and Uruguay from its tax blacklist. Portugal has issued Ordinance No. 292/2025/1 on 5 September 2025, introducing changes to the list of jurisdictions considered to have privileged tax regimes under
See MorePortugal approves registration form for Pillar 2 regime
Portugal issued Form 62 for the GMT regime, requiring filings from covered multinational and large domestic group entities with defined rules and deadlines. Portugal published Ordinance No. 290/2025/1 in the Official Gazette on 2 September 2025,
See MorePortugal extends corporate tax filing and payment deadlines for 2024
Portugal extended the 2024 corporate income tax (IRC) filing and payment deadline for calendar-year companies from 15 June 2025 to 30 June 2025. Portugal’s tax and customs authority issued Order No. 2/2025-XXV on 9 June 2025, extending the
See MorePortugal extends 2024 CIT, property tax deadlines due to power outage
Portugal’s Tax and Customs Authority has issued Order No. 79/2025 - XXIV on 8 May 2025, extending key tax deadlines due to the recent large-scale power outage affecting Portugal, France, and Spain. The filing deadline for the 2024 annual
See MorePortugal extends VAT compliance deadlines due to tax portal disruptions
The Portuguese government has extended several VAT compliance deadlines under Order No. 78/2025 – XXIV on 6 May 2025, due to recent tax portal access issues caused by power outages in some EU countries and other network disruptions. The new
See MorePortugal approves tax simplification Law to cut compliance costs
Portugal's government has approved Decree-Law no. 49/2025, introducing several tax simplification measures to boost economic competitiveness. These measures focus on reducing compliance costs, improving transparency, and refining tax justice
See MorePortugal adopts EU small business scheme for cross-border trade
Portugal has published Decree-Law No. 35/2025 of 24 March 2025 in the Official Gazette, introducing measures to align with EU VAT law for small businesses. The Decree includes the EU small business scheme for cross-border supplies under Council
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Brazil and Portugal push to finalise tax treaty revision
Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a joint statement reaffirming Brazil and Portugal's commitment to revising the 2000 Brazil-Portugal Income Tax Treaty on 19 February 2025. This declaration was made during the XIV Brazil-Portugal
See MorePortugal rules capital gain on foreign shares not taxable
The Portuguese tax authority (PTA) issued Ruling No. 21788 on 31 January 2025, announcing that a Portuguese non-resident individual is not liable for capital gains tax in Portugal on the sale of shares in a foreign company with assets in the
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