Chapter II · Exemptions

Article 12 Companies and other entities covered by the tax transparency regime

Artigo 12.º · Sociedades e outras entidades abrangidas pelo regime de transparência fiscal

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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Companies and other entities to which the tax transparency regime applies under Article 6 are not taxed under IRC, except as regards autonomous taxation.

As sociedades e outras entidades a que, nos termos do artigo 6.º, seja aplicável o regime de transparência fiscal não são tributadas em IRC, salvo quanto às tributações autónomas.

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The non-taxation under IRC of entities subject to tax transparency under Article 6 and the exception for autonomous taxation are retained.

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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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