Latest news and stories about tax refunds in Portugal for expats and residents.
The Tax and Customs Authority (Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira or AT) has processed 2.66 billion euros in personal income tax (Imposto sobre o Rendimento das Pessoas Singulares or IRS) refunds for the 2026 campaign. By August 31, the authority had paid out 2.59 billion euros to taxpayers, with the average refund value reaching 980 euros.
The Tax and Customs Authority (Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira or AT) received over 6.4 million income tax (Imposto sobre o Rendimento das Pessoas Singulares or IRS) declarations for 2025. As of mid-July, the government has paid 2.3 million refunds, totaling approximately 2.2 billion euros to taxpayers.
A technical error within the tax authority's systems has resulted in rejected bank transfers for tax refunds, despite valid IBAN verification, though officials claim the issue is isolated.
Deloitte simulations suggest that, with the minimum tax deductions, taxpayers could receive a tax bill instead of a refund next year when submitting their IRS tax returns.
An official source from the Ministry of Finance stated that by August 31st, the tax authority had processed 6.505 million tax returns.
Caixa Geral de Depósitos has seized Joe Berardo's tax refunds from the last four years. The information is contained in the ruling from the Lisbon Court of Appeal.
The head of the Order of Certified Accountants (OCC) stated this Thursday that delays in the settlement of IRS tax returns persist, but there have been “hundreds and hundreds” of refunds or payment notifications since she raised the issue. Paula Franco considers the response statement from the Ministry of Finance...
The IRS refund process has practically come to a halt. There are thousands of tax returns awaiting settlement, reveals the head of the Order of Accountants.
Questioned by RTP, the Ministry of Finance assures that the settlement of IRS tax returns and the processing of IRS refunds are proceeding completely normally.
The PCP secretary-general says that Wednesday's general strike has “isolated the Government” in its defence of changes to labour law. Also in this newspaper, the visit of Seguro and Montenegro to Luxembourg.
The Ministry of Finance claims it is going better than in 2025, contradicting statements from the head of the Order of Accountants who reports delays. Additionally, Iran promises a “direct confrontation” with Israel.
The head of the Order of Accountants warned of “many thousands of tax returns” that were still “unsettled”. The Ministry states that the process is further ahead than at the same time last year.
The Order of Certified Accountants has issued an alert stating that tax refund payments have been suspended.
The Order of Certified Accountants reports that the processing of tax refunds has stalled.
The head of the Order of Accountants states that the processing of personal income tax refunds has effectively stalled.
The State has already paid taxpayers approximately 165 million euros in income tax refunds, according to data sent by the Ministry of Finance to ECO. As of April 20, '204,000 refunds totaling 164.7 million euros have been paid by bank transfer,' the ministry indicates in its first assessment.
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.
Workers and pensioners should prepare for smaller income tax refunds this year, with some even being required to pay. The warning comes from the head of the Order of Certified Accountants (OCC), who explains in an interview with ECO that this phenomenon is not due to a tax increase. Quite the opposite. It is intended to reflect changes retroactively.
In 2025, the average time for Automatic IRS refunds 'did not reach two weeks'. The Secretary of State for Tax Affairs says that the 'expectation is that refund deadlines will be close to those of last year'.
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.
