Chapter III · Determination of the taxable value

Article 16 Reference date for the taxable property value

Artigo 16.º · Aplicação temporal do valor patrimonial tributário

Código do Imposto Municipal sobre as Transmissões Onerosas de Imóveis · annex II to Decree-Law No. 287/2003 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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The taxable property value for the purposes of this tax is the value of the immovable property entered in the property registers (matrizes) at the date of assessment.

O valor patrimonial tributário para efeitos deste imposto é o valor dos bens imóveis inscritos nas matrizes à data da liquidação.

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The rule that the taxable property value is the value entered in the property registers at the date of assessment 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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