Chapter II · Determination of taxable income · Section III · Business and professional income

Article 36 Agricultural and fisheries subsidies

Artigo 36.º · Subsídios à agricultura e pesca

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

#

Operating subsidies granted to taxpayers in connection with the agricultural, forestry, livestock or fishing activities they carry on, paid in a single instalment in the form of premiums for abandoning the activity, grubbing up plantations or culling livestock, may, to the extent that they exceed costs or losses, be included in taxable profit in equal instalments over five years, the first being the year in which the subsidy is received.

Os subsídios de exploração atribuídos a sujeitos passivos no âmbito das atividades agrícolas, silvícolas, pecuárias ou de pesca exercidas, pagos numa só prestação sob a forma de prémios pelo abandono de atividade, arranque de plantações ou abate de efetivos, e na parte em que excedam custos ou perdas, podem ser incluídos no lucro tributável, em frações iguais, durante cinco exercícios, sendo o primeiro o do recebimento do subsídio.

What we checked in this article

The qualifying single-instalment premiums, the limitation to the excess over costs or losses and the five-year spreading starting in the year of receipt are retained.

How does Article 36 apply to your salary, dividends or move to Portugal?

We prepare IRS returns for residents and non-residents, set up withholding for employers, and model salary versus dividends for company owners, in English. A written answer and a fixed quote within one working day.

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.

Applying the law

Portuguese personal tax, worked out before you decide

Residence, the category of each income, aggregation options and the regime you qualify for decide what you actually pay. Tell us your situation and we will model the IRS position before you move, hire or pay yourself.

Get a quote