Portugal: A Race Towards Tax Competitiveness – The Non-Habitual Tax Resident Regime
/Volume 2 No 10 | Read Article
By Alexandra Courela and Susana A. Duarte (guest authors)
As part of our series addressing favorable tax rules for non-domiciled resident individuals in various countries, Alexandra Courela and Susana A. Duarte of Abreu Advogados in Lisbon explain the Portuguese approach in extending tax benefits to new arrivals holding “Golden Visas” or who otherwise qualify for work-related visas for the performance of designated high value activities. Employment income from services performed in Portugal is taxed at a low rate and foreign source service income may be exempt from tax if certain conditions apply. Foreign-source plain vanilla investment income and gains may be exempt, too. See more →
