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Autoridade Tributária

IRS

Autoridade Tributária Returns €2.36 Billion of IRS 2024 Reembolsos Through End-May — 3.21 Million Declarações Processed at the Midpoint of the 1 April–30 June Filing Window With Average Refund at €694

Autoridade Tributária has returned €2.36 billion in IRS 2024 reembolsos to 2.16 million households through 30 May, the midpoint of the 1 April-30 June filing window. Of 3.4 million declarações received, AT has processed 3.21 million; the average refund landed at €694.

Non-Habitual Residents

IGF Reads Portugal's Non-Habitual Residents Regime at €1.74 Billion in 2024 — Beneficiary Count Triples to 128,958, Fiscal Cost Climbs 181% Since 2019 and 254 Control Situations Across 71 Taxpayers Walk Into the AT's Risk File

IGF audit homologated 29 April 2026 reads Portugal's NHR regime at €1,741 million in 2024 — up 181% from 2019 — across 128,958 beneficiaries. Inspectors flag 254 control situations on 71 taxpayers for five-year prior-residency breaches; the AT accepts the tightening.

EDP

EDP Refuses to Pay €335 Million in IRC and Imposto do Selo on the 2020 Douro Dam Sale to Engie — AT Closes Its Inspection Report 30 April, Helena Borges Holds a June Liquidation Target, Public Prosecutor Already Archived the Criminal File

EDP will not pay the €335 million the Autoridade Tributária has lined up over the 2020 sale of six Douro-basin dams to Engie. The IRC and Imposto do Selo bill follows a tax-inspection report closed on 30 April; EDP says it will fight the assessment in court.