Chapter VII · Supervision

Article 139 Payment of income to non-resident taxpayers

Artigo 139.º · Pagamento de rendimentos a sujeitos passivos não residentes

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

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

What we checked in this article

The prohibition on transferring abroad IRS-liable income of non-residents unless the tax due is shown to be paid or secured is 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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