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The Tax and Customs Authority (Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira or AT) announced it is changing its communication model with taxpayers. The agency will stop using traditional envelope-letters for official correspondence as part of a broader modernization of its digital services.
The three-month window to submit annual tax returns (declaração de IRS) for 2025 income opens today on the Finance Portal (Portal das Finanças). Taxpayers have until June 30 to file, regardless of whether they are employees, pensioners, or self-employed workers (trabalhadores a recibos verdes). Experts warn that refunds may be lower this year because the Tax Authority (Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira or AT) adjusted withholding tables mid-year to leave more money in monthly paychecks.
The Portal das Finanças is Portugal's official online tax platform, operated by the Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT — Tax and Customs Authority). It is where individuals and businesses file tax returns, check tax records, make payments, and manage their fiscal affairs.
Key functions include filing the annual IRS return (Modelo 3), accessing e-invoices (e-fatura), consulting property tax (IMI) records, requesting tax residency certificates, and paying outstanding tax debts. Access requires a NIF (tax identification number) and a password or digital key.
The portal is essential for anyone living or working in Portugal. Residents should be aware that scam messages impersonating the AT are common — always access the portal directly at portaldasfinancas.gov.pt rather than through links in emails or SMS.
Green receipts (recibos verdes) are the digital invoices used by self-employed workers and freelancers in Portugal to report their earnings. They are managed through the Finance Portal (Portal das Finanças) and are used to calculate annual income tax (IRS) and social security (Segurança Social) obligations.
The Tax Authority has decided to restore benefits for individuals whose disability ratings were reviewed to below 60% before December 31, 2023, following recent court rulings, while maintaining the current policy for evaluations conducted after that date.
The Portuguese Tax Authority has clarified that young people under 35 are ineligible for first-home tax exemptions if they already own shares in residential properties, regardless of whether those shares were acquired through inheritance or donation.
Families and businesses burdened with tax debts, specifically from the Vehicle Tax and highway tolls, are being excluded from state financial support aimed at helping recover assets destroyed by recent storms. To qualify for public aid, beneficiaries must not have any outstanding debts to the Tax Authority or Social Security.
The Tax Authority has a VIP list containing approximately 100 names of taxpayers with activities in high-risk sectors.
An error in the Tax Authority's system led to the rejection of bank transfers for IRS refunds, affecting several taxpayers and necessitating the issuance of cheques.
The new IUC payment model, approved today in the committee stage, will force the tax authority to adapt its computer system to include multiple vehicles belonging to the same taxpayer, the Tax Authority notes in a March opinion.
The Attorney General's Office warns that this is a sophisticated scam originating in the United States that is already affecting taxpayers in Portugal. Learn what you should do if you receive one of these messages.
The Portuguese Tax Authority's online portal is currently facing technical difficulties.
The submission of IRS tax returns for income earned in 2025 begins this Wednesday, 1 April, on the Tax Authority portal for over six million households. However, the portal is currently down this morning, preventing taxpayers from submitting their returns. The submission period runs for three months, from 1 April to 30 June, covering all income categories. This process allows the Tax and Customs Authority to calculate the final tax liability based on income earned between 1 January and 31 December of the previous year, accounting for tax already withheld at source. The outcome will result in either a refund, an additional tax payment, or a neutral balance. The government expects over six million returns, with automatic IRS processing now including young workers under the 'IRS Jovem' scheme. Refunds for automatic submissions are expected within two weeks, while standard submissions should take three to three and a half weeks.
Most of the cases are currently in the appeal phase. Court decisions may take between three to 15 years.
Fraudulent messages simulate communications from the tax authority regarding IRS regularisation and tax refunds. The Tax Authority recommends ignoring and deleting them.
Accountants and the Tax Authority hold differing views on the validation of invoices for taxpayers residing in municipalities where a state of calamity was declared due to storms. The head of the Order of Certified Accountants (OCC) stated this Tuesday that there is a “dispute” with the Tax and Customs Authority (AT), as these should have been included in the moratorium.
We have long known that, without renewal, we would face a sudden cut 'down the road' when the generation that joined in the 80s retired. Now, we have arrived 'there'. Opinion by Sérgio Vasques.
According to the Tax Workers' Union, these appointments 'reinforce the perception that senior and managerial posts have become a parallel career path, accessible only to those already in post'.
José Azevedo Pereira, currently at Abanca Portugal, is the next president of Banco Montepio. The Montepio association had been expressing some displeasure, but the opposition wanted to discuss his profile before the appointment.
