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Financing of startups in times of COVID-19: what public aid are they eligible for in Portugal?
In the current situation, obtaining finance can be key for many startups, both to cover cash needs and to be able to implement new growth projects. Therefore, it is essential to identify the public or private aid which is available to entrepreneurs…
The exceptional readaptation of working conditions in Portuguese Companies
It has been published the Decree-Law n.º 79-A/2020, 1st October, under which the exceptional and transitory regime of work reorganization and minimization of risks of transmission of COVID-19 disease infection within labor relations…
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…
Contingency situation entries into force: these are the labor measures already disclosed
The Portuguese Official Gazette (Diário da República) has published the Resolution of the Council of Ministers nº 70-A/2020 declaring the contingency situation throughout national mainland territory and ordering the adoption and, in…
And if it were in Portugal? – Class action, GDPR and national legislation
Last week, the British journalist Martin Bryant revealed through his blog that he has brought a class action before the High Court of England and Wales representing seven million guests residing in England and Wales. The purpose was to obtain…
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.
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…
COVID 19: Exceptional measures regarding payments on account
We outline below the exceptional measures that have successively been adopted to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in Portugal on payments on account and additional payments on account.
The reporting obligation on the establishments where invoices are issued has been suspended
We recall that this obligation has been implemented by the SIMPLEX+ Programme in article 34 of Decree-Law no. 28/2019, of 15 February. Initially this obligation had to be fulfilled until 30/06/2019, later extended to 30/06/2020 by Order no. 4/2019-…
COVID-19: The deadline for the delivery of the IES of 2019 was postponed to 15 September
The deadline for the delivery of the IES/DA of 2019 was again postponed, now from 7 August to 15 September of 2020, as disclosed by Order 259/2020.XXII, of 16 July, of the SEAF, being applicable, without any charges or penalties, to taxpayers:
COVID-19: The regulation on the Extraordinary Incentive for Business Regularization has been approved in Portugal
Ordinance no. 170-A/2020 of July 13th has been approved and regulates the attribution of financial support to companies during the returning phase of its employees to normal work provision and normalization of business activity.
COVID-19: New postponement in the fulfillment of VAT obligations in Portugal
The Portuguese Government has approved new extensions of the tax deadlines to comply with VAT obligations, by Order no. 229/2020-XXII, of 24 June, that can may be fulfilled without the application of any penalties: