Chapter I · Scope of the tax · Section I · Scope: income subject to tax

Article 1 Basis of the tax

Artigo 1.º · Base do imposto

Código do Imposto sobre o Rendimento das Pessoas Singulares · republished by Law No. 82-E/2014 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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1. Personal income tax (IRS) is levied on the annual amount of income in the following categories, even where derived from unlawful acts, after the corresponding deductions and allowances have been made:

1 - O imposto sobre o rendimento das pessoas singulares (IRS) incide sobre o valor anual dos rendimentos das categorias seguintes, mesmo quando provenientes de atos ilícitos, depois de efetuadas as correspondentes deduções e abatimentos:

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Category A – Employment income;

Categoria A - Rendimentos do trabalho dependente;

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Category B – Business and professional income;

Categoria B - Rendimentos empresariais e profissionais;

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Category E – Investment income;

Categoria E - Rendimentos de capitais;

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Category F – Rental income;

Categoria F - Rendimentos prediais;

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Category G – Increases in wealth;

Categoria G - Incrementos patrimoniais;

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Category H – Pensions.

Categoria H - Pensões.

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2. Income, whether in cash or in kind, is subject to taxation irrespective of the place where it is obtained and of the currency and form in which it is received.

2 - Os rendimentos, quer em dinheiro quer em espécie, ficam sujeitos a tributação, seja qual for o local onde se obtenham, a moeda e a forma por que sejam auferidos.

What we checked in this article

The six income categories (A, B, E, F, G and H), the inclusion of income from unlawful acts and the taxation of income in cash or in kind wherever obtained 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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