Guides
Claiming the Returning Resident Tax Break (Programa Regressar)
If you lived in Portugal before and come back by the end of 2026, half your work income can be tax free for five years. Who qualifies and how to claim.
Tax
Guides
Claiming the Young Worker Tax Relief (IRS Jovem) in Portugal
If you are 35 or under, part of your salary or self-employed income can be tax free for up to 10 years. Who qualifies, the cap, and how to claim it.
Housing
Programa de Apoio ao Arrendamento Runs Seven Years Without IHRU Inspections — Tax Exemptions on Roughly 1,000 Active Contracts Sit Unchecked as the Simplified Accessible Rental Regime Takes Over From the 2019 Scheme on 1 September 2026
An external evaluation commissioned by the Instituto da Habitação e da Reabilitação Urbana (Institute for Housing and Urban Rehabilitation, IHRU) and surfaced in Público on Monday 8 June 2026 lands a hard finding on the central instrument of...
Guides
Filing Your Annual Income Tax Return (IRS) in Portugal
Who must file the IRS return, the 1 April to 30 June window, IRS Automático, which annexes you need, the main deductions, refunds, and late filing.
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Bastonária Paula Franco Says IRS Refund Pipeline Has "Practically Stopped" with Thousands of Declarações por Liquidar — Ordem dos Contabilistas Flags Reform Results Still Not Showing Up
Speaking on Conversa Capital (Antena 1 / Jornal de Negócios), Bastonária Paula Franco said IRS reimbursement processing is now "practically stopped" with thousands of declarations pending — and that the 2026 housing fiscal package is "no miracle" despite well-aimed measures.
Portugal
Finanças Reweights the ISP Combustível Discount With a +0.77-Cent Diesel Top-Up and a –0.02-Cent Gasolina Trim From 9 June — Pump-Week Extraordinary Rebate Holds at €51.45 and €41.97 per 1,000 Litres
The Ministry of Finance retuned the extraordinary ISP rebate on 5 June: diesel picks up 0.765 cents against a four-cent forecast climb, gasoline gives back 0.021 cents — leaving cumulative discounts at €51.45 and €41.97 per 1,000 litres for the 9 June pump week.
Justice
Court of Justice of the EU Rules Against Portugal's IMT on Corporate Restructuring in the Nova Iberomoldes Reference — Directive 2008/7/EC Trumps the CIMT Levy
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU, Tribunal de Justiça da União Europeia) handed down a reading on Thursday 4 June 2026 that Portuguese tax law cannot levy IMT (Imposto Municipal sobre Transmissões Onerosas de Imóveis, Municipal...