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COVID-19: Portuguese Government approved new postponement in the fulfillment of tax obligations
As we have been following, the Portuguese Government has approved several successive exceptional measures to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.
COVID-19: Main legislative or regulatory initiatives that have been taken in Portugal
Pandemic has entered the world’s daily vocabulary in the most dramatic and unexpected way. As the severity of the situation worsens, a growing number of legislative initiatives attempt to address the needs of citizens and society in the face…
The deadline to submit the VAT periodic return of February was extended to 17 April. Electronic invoicing for public contracts is postponed to 2021
In the context of the extraordinary measures adopted to minimize the impact of new coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Portuguese economy, the Portuguese Government decided to extend the deadline to submit the VAT periodic return of February from 10 to 17…
COVID-19: European Commission extends and adds flexibility to temporary framework for authorization of state aid
On April 3, 2020 the European Commission announced the adoption of an amendment extending and adding flexibility to the Temporary Framework adopted on March 19, 2020 to enable Member States to give State aid for research, testing and…
The submission of the Monthly Stamp Tax Declaration becomes mandatory only in 2021
The Monthly Stamp Tax Declaration (“DMIS”), as well as assessment and payment obligations, are subject to changes within the scope of the implementation of extraordinary and urgent measures in response to the epidemiological situation…
Form "Model 30" was updated
Form “Modelo 30” was updated by Ordinance no. 78/2020, of 20 March in order to allow the fulfillment of the international commitments assumed by Portugal regarding administrative cooperation in the field of taxation.
COVID-19: European Commission adopts temporary framework to authorize State aid
On March 19, 2020, the European Commission issued a communication setting out a Temporary Framework that provides for more flexible and quicker authorization of State aid granted to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak. The Temporary…
COVID-19: Portuguese Government postpones tax obligations and exempts employers from social security contributions
The Portuguese Government presented a set of measures in order to minimize the impact of new coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Portuguese economy at the extraordinary meeting of the Standing Committee on Social Concertation (CPCS).
The withholding taxes rates applicable in 2020 were approved
The withholding tax rates applicable to employment income (category A) and pensions (category H), obtained by the resident taxpayers in mainland Portugal, during 2020, were approved by Order no. 785/2020, of Secretary of State for Fiscal…
The submission with errors of the Stamp Duty Monthly Declaration in the first half of 2020 will not be subject to penalties
The Secretary of State for Fiscal Affairs has established, through Order No. 14/2020-XXII, that no penalties will be applied to the submission with errors of the Stamp Tax Monthly Declaration ("DMIS") in the first half of 2020,…
The Agreement on Mutual Administrative Assistance and Cooperation in Tax Matters between Portugal and Angola entered into force on 20 February 2019
Is informed that the Agreement between the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of Angola on Mutual Administrative Assistance and Cooperation in Fiscal Matters, signed in Luanda on 18 September 2018, entered into force on past 20 February 2019,…
IMI - The average value of construction has been updated
The average value of construction per square meter, for the purposes of article 39 of the Municipal Property Tax (IMI) Code, to enter into force in 2020, maintains the amount effective in 2019 of EUR 492.00, as was officially published by…