Accounting, tax filings, payroll and governance — run properly, on time, in Portuguese. We keep your EU entity in good standing so you can spend your attention on the business, not the deadlines.
Monthly VAT, periodic corporate tax payments, SAF-T filings, social security, an annual IES declaration — the Portuguese system is digital, precise, and unimpressed by "we didn't know." Miss a deadline and the penalties arrive automatically.
We run all of it as a single, coordinated service — the accountant, the tax filings and the corporate housekeeping talking to each other, rather than three vendors who've never met.
Bookkeeping, corporate tax (IRC), VAT (IVA), payroll and statutory filings under one roof. You get a fixed monthly scope, a shared deadline calendar, and someone who answers when the Tax Authority sends a letter you don't understand.
The recurring work that keeps a Portuguese company compliant, credible and audit-ready.
Certified bookkeeping to Portuguese standards (SNC), with management accounts you can actually read.
Corporate income tax (IRC), VAT (IVA) and withholding — calculated, filed and paid on schedule.
Employees and directors paid correctly, with Segurança Social and tax withholding handled.
The secretarial and statutory upkeep that keeps your entity clean for banks, buyers and auditors.
Portugal is one country with three tax geographies. VAT and effective corporate rates differ on the mainland, in Madeira and in the Azores — and it is entirely legal to care about which.
Headline corporate tax (IRC) plus municipal (derrama) and state surtaxes on larger profits. A reduced IRC band applies to the first slice of SME taxable income.
Lower regional VAT, and a licensed International Business Centre regime offering a reduced corporate rate for qualifying, substance-backed activity.
The lowest standard VAT in Portugal, with reduced regional IRC. Attractive for operations that can genuinely be run from the archipelago.
A Portuguese company runs on a fixed cadence of obligations. Here's the shape of it — all handled for you.
We take on companies that already exist but have drifted — late filings, an accountant who went quiet, a structure that no longer fits. We assess the state of play, clear the backlog, and put you back on a clean footing.
Plenty of businesses arrive with a Portuguese entity already in place and a quiet suspicion that something isn't quite right. Usually they're correct.
We review the corporate, tax and accounting position, tell you plainly what's exposed, and fix it — from overdue filings to a share structure that needs rethinking before your next raise.
The recurring questions from founders running an EU entity for the first time.
In practice, yes. Portuguese companies file through a certified accountant (Contabilista Certificado) who is legally responsible for the accounts. We provide one as part of the service, so you're not separately hunting for a TOC and hoping they reply.
VAT is monthly or quarterly depending on turnover; payroll and social security are monthly; corporate tax (IRC) has periodic payments on account plus an annual Modelo 22 return, with the IES filing on top. It's a steady drumbeat rather than one big event — which is exactly why it's easy to fall behind without help.
Sometimes — if your activity can genuinely be based there and you can meet the substance requirements. The Madeira International Business Centre and the reduced regional rates are real, but they reward actual presence, not a nameplate. We model the numbers honestly, including the cost of doing it properly, before recommending it.
Yes, and we do it regularly. We handle the handover, review what's been filed, flag anything overdue or incorrect, and bring the accounts current. The transition is designed to be quiet — no gap in filings, no missed deadlines during the switch.
That's a related but separate question, and an important one. Portugal offers incentives for new residents — the current regime (IFICI) succeeds the former NHR — with specific eligibility rules. We coordinate the corporate side with your personal position so the two aren't optimised in isolation.
Tell us about your entity — new or inherited — and we'll scope the ongoing work, map the calendar, and take the compliance weight off your desk.