On 25 September 2025, the Council of Ministers approved a set of tax measures – in particular concerning Personal Income Tax (“PIT”), Value Added Tax (“VAT”), and Property Transfer Tax (“IMT”) – with the aim of promoting the supply of and access to housing in Portugal, through tax reductions for developers, landlords, and tenants....
The Portuguese Parliament has approved the transposition of the European NIS2 Directive, marking a turning point in national digital security. The bill still awaits presidential promulgation and publication in the Official Gazette, after which the new cybersecurity rules will become mandatory. What changes in practice: Broader scopeThe bill now covers sectors such as energy,...
Law n. 99-A/2021, of December 31, which made the first amendment to the Statute of the Order of Statutory Auditors (“EOROC”), introduced significant changes to the legal regime applicable to the legal certification of accounts, including for permanent representations of foreign companies in Portugal, better known as branches. These changes were the result...
Legal Certification of Start-up and New Rules on Taxation of Stock Options A New Law for Start-ups (hereinafter referred to as ” Proposed Law”) is currently before the Portuguese Parliament, introducing a regulatory framework that will encourage the foundation of new start-ups and scaleups, as well as the development of the innovation sector. The...
It was approved last July 22, in the Council of Ministers, a diploma that establishes the legal regimen applicable to the performance, through videoconference, of authentic acts, terms of authentication of private documents and signature certifications*. The decree-law that will regulate how these acts can be performed remotely will allow notarial acts, which currently...
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