Polígrafo: Does the Youth IRS only cover those with a higher education degree?
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Latest news and stories about youth irs in Portugal for expats and residents.
Polígrafo TVI (from the same group as CNN Portugal) is a fact-checking programme about current affairs.

The first expansion of the measure, still under António Costa, increased the weight of this benefit in fiscal expenditure. Even so, the State spends almost nine times more on non-habitual residents.

The Government announces Youth IRS, public guarantees, and exemptions. In parallel, it is preparing a labour reform that erodes the stability that all these measures presuppose. You gain on one side, you are suffocated on the other. A column by Constança Soares Seborro.

Cláudia Reis Duarte, Secretary of State for Tax Affairs, explains this year's changes to the IRS tax return submission process and alerts taxpayers to what they should pay most attention to.

Starting this Wednesday, April 1st, you can submit your IRS tax return by filing the electronic form on the Finance portal. The campaign ends on June 30th, and for the first time, beneficiaries of the Youth IRS scheme are now covered by the Automatic IRS system. It should be noted that those earning income below...

The number of taxpayers covered by the automatic tax return continues to grow. After including those who declared wages paid to domestic workers to the Tax Authority in 2025, this year's declaration now also includes beneficiaries of the Youth IRS, who can now use this mechanism. The workers covered by...

Workers eligible for the Youth IRS (IRS Jovem) will be able to file their income tax returns via the Automatic IRS system for the first time this year, covering over 200,000 young people. The Secretary of State for Tax Affairs, Cláudia Reis Duarte, noted that the system is expected to process around two million returns, up from 1.7 million last year. While the automatic process simplifies filing, taxpayers are advised to verify all pre-filled data, including income and deductions, and must file manually if they have foreign bank accounts or need to provide additional information.

The airline Azul cites fraudulent management in its petition against TAP, demanding a payment of 188.9 million euros. Beneficiaries of the Youth IRS will now also be covered by the Automatic IRS system. Discover the top stories in the national press this Monday. Azul cites fraudulent management to demand 189 million.

In an all-female panel at the CDS-PP parliamentary conference, the former party president advocated for equal parental leave for mothers and fathers, as well as other measures such as extending the Youth IRS tax scheme to families with children and discounts on IMT property tax.
The annual income tax return for 2026, with a filing deadline starting on April 1st, will undergo changes. The tax authority has updated the Model 3 form and several annexes, introducing modifications that reflect the new Youth IRS regime, changes to capital gains taxation, and new codes for exempt income. The new rules apply to tax returns...
