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Article 109 Failure to pay self-assessed tax

Artigo 109.º · Falta de pagamento de imposto autoliquidado

Código do Imposto sobre o Rendimento das Pessoas Coletivas · republished by Law No. 2/2014 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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Where tax is self-assessed and it is not paid by the end of the relevant period, default interest begins to run immediately and collection of the debt is pursued by the Tax and Customs Authority as provided for in the following Article.

Havendo lugar a autoliquidação de imposto e não sendo efetuado o pagamento deste até ao termo do respetivo prazo, começam a correr imediatamente juros de mora e a cobrança da dívida é promovida pela Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira nos termos previstos no artigo seguinte.

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Default interest runs immediately on non-payment by the deadline and collection is pursued by the Tax and Customs Authority under the following Article.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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