Latest news and stories about irs tax in Portugal for expats and residents.
The IRS provides a specific deduction for dependent workers and pensioners, recently updated to over 4,462 euros, while also allowing freelancers and landlords to claim various professional expense deductions to reduce their overall tax liability.
More than two million families have already submitted their IRS tax returns after the first 20 days of the campaign. Statistics from the Finance portal show that as of 1:37 am this Monday, the 20th, 2,186,044 taxpayers had already submitted their forms. Of the more than 2.2 million returns submitted, the majority (1,644,941) relate to...
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.
Taxpayers using the Automatic IRS system are expected to receive their refunds in under two weeks, while those submitting via the standard method should expect three to three and a half weeks, according to the Government. Secretary of State for Tax Affairs, Cláudia Reis Duarte, stated that the average refund times are expected to be similar to last year's. The increase in Automatic IRS users to approximately two million is largely due to the inclusion of young workers under the 'IRS Jovem' scheme. Despite changes to tax withholding tables throughout 2025, the government maintains that a significant portion of tax returns will still result in refunds.
