Chapter III · Determination of the taxable amount · Section II · Resident legal persons and other entities whose main activity is commercial, industrial or agricultural · Subsection III · Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses on non-current assets

Article 33 Low-value items

Artigo 33.º · Elementos de reduzido valor

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 the unit acquisition or production cost of asset items subject to wear and tear does not exceed EUR 1,000, their full deduction in the tax period in which they are recognised is accepted, except where such items form an integral part of a set that must be depreciated or amortised as a whole.

Nos casos em que o custo unitário de aquisição ou produção de elementos do ativo sujeitos a deperecimento não ultrapasse (euro) 1000 é aceite a sua dedução integral no período de tributação em que seja reconhecido, exceto quando tais elementos façam parte integrante de um conjunto que deva ser depreciado ou amortizado como um todo.

What we checked in this article

The EUR 1,000 unit-cost threshold for full deduction in the period of recognition and the exception for items forming an integral part of a set 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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