Chapter VI · Payment · Section III · Common provisions

Article 110 Payment of tax assessed by the tax authorities

Artigo 110.º · Pagamento do imposto liquidado pelos serviços

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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1. Where the assessment is made by the Tax and Customs Authority, the taxpayer is notified to pay the tax and any interest found to be due within 30 days of the notification.

1 - Nos casos de liquidação efetuada pela Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira, o sujeito passivo é notificado para pagar o imposto e juros que se mostrem devidos, no prazo de 30 dias a contar da notificação.

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2. The notification referred to in the preceding paragraph is made in accordance with the Code of Tax Procedure and Process.

2 - A notificação a que se refere o número anterior é feita nos termos do Código de Procedimento e de Processo Tributário.

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3. If the tax is not paid within the period laid down in paragraph 1, default interest begins to run immediately on the amount of the debt.

3 - Não sendo pago o imposto no prazo estabelecido no n.º 1, começam a correr imediatamente juros de mora sobre o valor da dívida.

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4. Once the period in paragraph 1 has elapsed without payment having been made, enforcement proceedings are instituted.

4 - Decorrido o prazo no n.º 1 sem que se mostre efetuado o respetivo pagamento, há lugar a procedimento executivo.

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5. If the assessment referred to in paragraph 1 gives rise to a tax refund, the refund is made in accordance with Article 104(3) and (6).

5 - Se a liquidação referida no n.º 1 der lugar a reembolso de imposto, o mesmo é efetuado nos termos dos n.os 3 e 6 do artigo 104.º

What we checked in this article

The 30-day payment period from notification, the immediate running of default interest, enforcement proceedings after the period and refunds under Article 104(3) and (6) are retained.

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