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Selling Your House in Portugal 2026: The Escritura Pública, the Anexo G, the Mais-Valias Rules, and the Solicitador Process for Foreign Sellers

Selling Your House in Portugal 2026: The Escritura Pública, the Anexo G, the Mais-Valias Rules, and the Solicitador Process for Foreign Sellers

Everything foreign homeowners need to know about selling a property in Portugal in 2026 — the CPCV, the escritura pública, documents a buyer will demand, how mais-valias are calculated, the reinvestment exemption (with the April 2026 Tribunal Constitucional ruling), and the Anexo G declaration.

Tribunal Constitucional Overrides the Fisco on IRS Mais-Valias — Acórdão 330/2026 Widens the Reinvestment Exemption to Construction Credit

Tribunal Constitucional Overrides the Fisco on IRS Mais-Valias — Acórdão 330/2026 Widens the Reinvestment Exemption to Construction Credit

Tribunal Constitucional Acórdão 330/2026 (22 April) strikes down the Autoridade Tributária's narrow reading of Article 11 of Law 82-E/2014: the IRS mais-valias reinvestment exemption now covers proceeds used to amortise construction loans on an owner's permanent home, not only purchase mortgages.

Importing a Car to Portugal in 2026: ISV Vehicle Tax, IUC Annual Road Tax, Matrícula Plates, and the 185-Day Change-of-Residence Exemption

Importing a Car to Portugal in 2026: ISV Vehicle Tax, IUC Annual Road Tax, Matrícula Plates, and the 185-Day Change-of-Residence Exemption

Everything expats moving to Portugal need to know about importing a car in 2026 — ISV vehicle-registration tax, the IUC annual road tax, Portuguese matrícula plates, and how to qualify for the tax-free personal-use exemption when you change residence.

Freelancing in Portugal 2026: Recibos Verdes, NIF and NISS, Activity Codes, the IVA Threshold, and the 21.4% Segurança Social Rule Explained

Freelancing in Portugal 2026: Recibos Verdes, NIF and NISS, Activity Codes, the IVA Threshold, and the 21.4% Segurança Social Rule Explained

Everything foreigners need to know about freelancing in Portugal in 2026 — opening activity at Finanças, activity codes, the €15,000 IVA exemption, the 21.4% Segurança Social rule, the Category B simplified regime, and the first-year exemption.

Inheritance and Wills in Portugal for Foreigners: Brussels IV, the Legítima, Imposto do Selo, and How to Draft a Portuguese Testamento in 2026

Inheritance and Wills in Portugal for Foreigners: Brussels IV, the Legítima, Imposto do Selo, and How to Draft a Portuguese Testamento in 2026

Everything foreigners need to know about inheritance and wills in Portugal in 2026 — Brussels IV election of national law, the forced-heirship legítima, the 10% Imposto do Selo and family exemptions, capital gains after the TCAS ruling, and the testamento público.

Government to Exempt Church Abuse Compensation From Tax

Government to Exempt Church Abuse Compensation From Tax

Proposed law ensures EUR 1.6M in compensation for 57 abuse victims keeps its full value.