The difference between planning your move before and after becoming tax resident is often measured in years of unnecessary tax. We structure your arrival, your income and your assets under Portuguese and international rules.
The old NHR regime closed to new applicants, but its successor, IFICI (often called NHR 2.0), offers a 20% flat rate for qualifying professionals. Eligibility depends on your activity, and timing matters. Check if you qualify →
Tax advice that only looks at Portugal is half an answer. We work at the intersection of Portuguese law, your home country's rules and the treaty between them.
The highest‑value work happens before you become Portuguese tax resident: timing your move, realising gains, restructuring assets and choosing what arrives with you and what stays behind.
Eligibility assessment, registration and compliance for the tax incentive for scientific research and innovation: a 20% flat rate on eligible Portuguese employment and self‑employment income for ten years.
IMT and stamp duty on acquisition, annual IMI and AIMI on holding, capital gains on sale and the taxation of rental income, planned across your whole portfolio, including crypto assets.
Double taxation relief, foreign pensions and investment income, exit taxes, US citizen specifics and the annual Portuguese filings that keep your position clean.
Most expensive tax mistakes in Portugal are made in the first year, usually before anyone asked a lawyer. These are the pressure points.
Spend 183 days in Portugal in a year, or keep a habitual home here, and you are likely tax resident, on worldwide income.
The 20% regime requires a qualifying activity, registration within deadlines and no Portuguese tax residence in the previous five years.
Capital gains on assets sold before you become resident may escape Portuguese tax entirely. Sold after, they may not.
Pensions, dividends and salaries can be taxed very differently depending on the treaty between Portugal and your country.
Americans stay in the US tax net wherever they live. Portuguese planning must work with the IRS, not against it.
Annual IRS returns, foreign account reporting and regime registrations all run on fixed dates. We keep the calendar for you.
We map your income, assets and move timeline, and flag risks and opportunities within 48 hours.
Residency timing, pre‑move restructuring and the regime that fits your case, IFICI included.
NIF, residency status, IFICI enrolment and activity registration where applicable.
Portuguese returns and reporting, coordinated with your accountant and advisors abroad.
New income, property sales, inheritance or departure, each planned before it happens.
Visas and residence permits for individuals and families relocating to Portugal.
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