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Under the Investment Tax Code, approved on September 23 2009, [3] a new type of residency, for tax purposes was created under the Personal Income Tax Code, called non-habitual residency (NHR). This new tax residency type was created in order to attract to Portugal high-skilled professionals and pensioners obtaining foreign income. [4]
Value added tax – the general VAT rate in Portugal is 23%, however, there are 3 types of VAT rates (normal, intermediate and reduced) which are different in mainland Portugal, Madeira and Azores. The VAT is levied on the purchase of almost all goods and services.
The tax regime for non-habitual residents (commonly known as NHRs or NHR Tax Regime), formally known as non-regular residents, was created with the approval of the Investment Tax Code, approved by Decree-Law n. 249/2009, of 23 September.
Plans to end a flat 20% tax band for foreigners next year has expedited their plans to move to the country.
The country's former prime minister called the tax breaks a "fiscal injustice" that drove up house prices. Desperate for growth, Portugal backtracks on hostility to digital nomads as its tax ...
The Netherlands taxes the worldwide inheritance and gifts left by its citizens for the first 10 years after moving from the Netherlands to another country, as if they remained residents of the Netherlands. [159] Portugal taxes its citizens who move to a tax haven [Note 15] as residents of Portugal, for the first five years after moving there ...
Deloitte explains that under laws aimed at welcoming foreign workers, people who become tax-resident in Portugal are subject to a special tax regime for a period of 10 years under the NHR scheme.
Portugal has signed an Agreement to Avoid Double Taxation with the territory. [5] Guam: Unincorporated and organized U.S. territory: Portugal has signed an Agreement to Avoid Double Taxation with the country. [6] Kiribati: Country - Isle of Man: Crown dependency: Portugal has signed an agreement of exchange of tax information with the territory ...