Chapter II · Determination of taxable income · Section IX · Allowances

Article 56-A Taxpayers with disabilities

Artigo 56.º-A · Sujeitos passivos com deficiência

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. Gross income in each of Categories A, B and H earned by taxpayers with disabilities is taken into account for IRS purposes:

1 - Os rendimentos brutos de cada uma das categorias A, B e H auferidos por sujeitos passivos com deficiência são considerados, para efeitos de IRS:

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a) At only 85% in the case of Categories A and B;

a) Apenas por 85 % nos casos das categorias A e B;

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b) At only 90% in the case of Category H.

b) Apenas por 90 % no caso da categoria H.

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2. Without prejudice to the preceding paragraph, the portion of income excluded from taxation may not exceed EUR 2,500 per category of income.

2 - Sem prejuízo do disposto no número anterior, a parte do rendimento excluída de tributação não pode exceder, por categoria de rendimentos, (euro) 2 500.

What we checked in this article

The 85% (Categories A and B) and 90% (Category H) inclusion rates and the EUR 2,500 cap per category on the excluded portion 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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