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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 annual IRS tax return submission period for over six million households begins today on the Tax Authority portal, running through June 30th with new inclusions for the Youth IRS scheme.
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 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 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.
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.
The PGR refused to confirm to Observador a report about payments from a construction firm to Mendes. Four days later it says it has analysed the complaint, that no crime is involved, and that it forwarded all materials to the Tax Authority (AT).
