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- Step Inside Accounting, Company
December is the last month in which you can still shape the year’s tax result. With a profit estimate in hand, the company can decide on purchases, adjust the last payment on account and prepare for 2027 with no surprises.
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- Step Inside Accounting, Company
Many of our clients have a company in Portugal and live in another country, or move abroad after setting it up. The company keeps running normally, but there are specific rules for notifications, dividends, the manager’s salary and even the
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- Step Inside Accounting, Company
Many companies stay with an accountant they are not happy with because they think changing mid-year is complicated. It isn’t. With notice, an appointment on the Portal das Finanças and a good handover, the change takes a few weeks.
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- Step Inside Accounting, Company
Setting up a company in Portugal can take a single morning, even if you are not Portuguese. What usually causes delays are the steps before and after: the NIF, the address, the bank and the first obligations. Here is the
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- Step Inside Accounting, Company
Many small companies have their registered office at the partner’s home. That does not mean the company can pay the home’s electricity, water and internet. For the company to bear part of the home, a contract is needed, and the
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- Step Inside Accounting, Company
When profits stay in the company instead of being distributed, the company can deduct part of them from its taxable profit every year. It is called the ICE, the incentive for the capitalisation of companies, and it also applies to
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- Step Inside Accounting, Company
For the same price, a petrol or diesel car can cost the company thousands of euros more a year than an electric one. The difference lies in autonomous taxation, the depreciation cap and VAT. Check the 2026 rules before you
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- Step Inside Accounting, Company
A computer bought by the company is not fully expensed in the year of purchase: it is depreciated over several years. There are exceptions, such as items up to €1,000, and the VAT is recovered straight away. Here is how
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- Step Inside Accounting, Company
Filing a return or making a payment late happens. What makes the difference is what you do next: if you put things right on your own initiative, before the Tax Authority acts, you pay a fraction of the fine, and
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- Step Inside Accounting, Company
The Tax Authority and Social Security no longer send paper letters to companies. Notifications arrive electronically and count as received after a few days, whether you open them or not. A forgotten notice can mean a fine or a lost
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- Step Inside Accounting, Company
The RCBE identifies the people who, at the end of the chain, own or control the company. It must always be up to date: an unreported change stops the company from distributing profits and contracting with the State, and can
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The IES is the last piece of the year-end close: a single return that sends the company’s accounts to the Tax Authority, the Commercial Registry, the National Statistics Institute (INE) and the Bank of Portugal. It must be filed by