Chapter VII · Ancillary obligations and oversight · Section II · Other ancillary obligations of public and private entities

Article 132 Payment of income

Artigo 132.º · Pagamento de rendimentos

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. Income subject to IRC obtained in Portuguese territory by non-resident entities may not be transferred abroad unless the tax due is shown to have been paid or secured.

1 - Não podem realizar-se transferências para o estrangeiro de rendimentos sujeitos a IRC, obtidos em território português por entidades não residentes, sem que se mostre pago ou assegurado o imposto que for devido.

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2. Article 115(4) of the Personal Income Tax Code applies, with the necessary adaptations, to income subject to IRC.

2 - O disposto no n.º 4 do artigo 115.º do Código do IRS é aplicável com as necessárias adaptações aos rendimentos sujeitos a IRC.

What we checked in this article

The prohibition on transferring abroad IRC-taxable income of non-residents unless the tax due is shown to be paid or secured, and the cross-reference to Article 115(4) of the Personal Income Tax Code, 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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