VAT compliance and reporting rules in Portugal Below is summary of the major rules provided under Portuguese VAT rules (CIVA (Código do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado) and Intra-Community VAT Regime (Regime do IVA nas Transações Intracomunitárias)), plus adoption of EU VAT Directive provisions. Out VAT
PDF invoices continue to be recognised until 31 December 2022 The Portuguese tax office has further delayed the requirement to adopt e-invoice format under order 49/2022-XXII on 24 May 2022. From 1 January 2023, the QES (Qualified Electronic Signature), which is recognised as having the
12% energy inflation and risks from Ukraine war prompts duty cut whilst 10% VAT cut pending Portugal is the latest country to propose a Value Added Tax rate cut on petrol and diesel. Whilst it is waiting on European Commission confirmation, it announced 7 April
ISP fuel tax to be cut as VAT reduction under consideration Whilst Portugal still has only the second highest energy inflation rate in the Euro zone at 12% for January 2021, it has still brought forward a cut to the fuel tax, Imposto sobre os
COVID-19 disruption means delays on electronic invoicing obligations and SAF-T reporting QR Code Jan 2022; ATCUD invoice delayed Jan 2023; PDF e-invoices permitted until July 2022 (UPDATE: since delayed to 2023) SAF-T Accounting Jan 2022 Portugal implemented the requirement for resident taxpayers to produce sales
COVID-19 crisis means postponed VAT returns and payment deadlines The Portuguese tax authority, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT), has extended both monthly and quarterly VAT return filings and payment deadlines. This is provided in recognition of the continuing COVID-19 crisis. The changes are as follows: Monthly
Portugal’s Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) is to make compulsory the production of a Portuguese Standard Audit File for Tax (SAF-T) Accounting file added to the existing Invoice SAF-T PT requirements. This will come into effect from 1 January 2022 for resident businesses. The Accounting file is
Portugal was the first country to implement the OECD’s Standard Audit File for Tax in 2009. It is known as SAF-T (PT) locally, and all income taxpayers are required to comply – meaning resident. SAF-T is standardised format for the reporting of VAT transactions –
Confusion on monthly transaction-based reporting for non-residents due from 1 January 2022 Foreign businesses with a Portuguese Value Added Tax registration for local taxable transactions face new invoice reporting requirements from 2022. Although the failure of a first vote on the 2022 budget means these
Quick response codes and ATUD invoice ID Portugal is set impose invoice QR Code and ATCUD unique invoice ID’s from 1 January 2023 for ATCUD – a delay from the last deadline of 1 Jan 2022. This follows several delays mainly due to the COVID-19
