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The Portugal Brief

The Portugal Brief

The Banco Alimentar Contra a Fome building in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, with its blue sign above the loading bay and a woman walking past on the pavement.

Consignação do IRS in Portugal in 2026: A Practical Guide to Giving 1 Percent of Your Income Tax Away at No Cost to Yourself, the End-of-March Route, and the 5,517 Entities on the List

One line on the Portuguese tax return sends 1 percent of the IRS you already owe to a charity, a church or a cultural body instead of into the general budget. It costs you nothing. The IVA consignação sitting next to it costs you exactly what you give up, and the two get confused constantly.
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