Chapter IX · Miscellaneous provisions

Article 153 Allocations of tax in the IRS return

Artigo 153.º · Consignações em sede de IRS

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. The choice of the entity to which the taxpayer wishes to make the allocation provided for in the preceding Article, and the VAT and IRS allocations referred to in Articles 78-F and 152 of the CIRS, Article 32 of Law No. 16/2001 of 22 June and Article 14 of Law No. 35/98 of 18 July, may be made on the Tax Portal (Portal das Finanças) before the income tax return is filed or confirmed.

1 - A escolha da entidade à qual o sujeito passivo pretende efetuar a consignação prevista no artigo anterior, bem como as consignações de IVA e IRS a que se referem os artigos 78.º-F e 152.º do CIRS, o artigo 32.º da Lei n.º 16/2001, de 22 de junho e o artigo 14.º da Lei n.º 35/98, de 18 de julho pode ser feita, previamente à entrega ou confirmação da declaração de rendimentos, no Portal das Finanças.

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2. If the taxpayer neither confirms nor files an income tax return, the allocation previously notified on the Tax Portal is taken into account.

2 - Caso o sujeito passivo não confirme nem proceda à entrega de uma declaração de rendimentos será considerada a consignação que tiver sido previamente comunicada no Portal das Finanças.

What we checked in this article

The cross-references (Articles 78-F and 152, Article 32 of Law No. 16/2001 and Article 14 of Law No. 35/98), the prior choice on the Tax Portal and the default rule where no return is confirmed or filed 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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