Portugal–Brazil tax treaty

Article 2 Taxes covered

Artigo 2.º · Impostos visados

Convenção Portugal–Brasil · signed 16 May 2000 · in force 5 October 2001 · English: our translation

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1. The existing taxes to which this Convention shall apply are:

1 - Os impostos actuais aos quais se aplica esta Convenção são:

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a) in the case of Brazil:

a) No caso do Brasil:

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the federal income tax (imposto federal sobre a renda), hereinafter referred to as “Brazilian tax”;

O imposto federal sobre a renda, doravante denominado «imposto brasileiro»;

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b) in the case of Portugal:

b) No caso de Portugal:

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the personal income tax (imposto sobre o rendimento das pessoas singulares – IRS);

O imposto sobre o rendimento das pessoas singulares (IRS);

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the corporate income tax (imposto sobre o rendimento das pessoas colectivas – IRC);

O imposto sobre o rendimento das pessoas colectivas (IRC);

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the local surcharge on corporate income tax (derrama);

A derrama;

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hereinafter referred to as “Portuguese tax”.

doravante denominados «imposto português».

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2. This Convention shall apply also to any identical or substantially similar taxes which are imposed after the date of signature of the Convention in addition to, or in place of, the existing taxes.

2 - A presente Convenção será também aplicável aos impostos de natureza idêntica ou similar que entrem em vigor posteriormente à data da assinatura da Convenção e que venham a acrescer aos actuais ou a substituí-los.

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The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall notify each other of any significant changes which have been made in their respective taxation laws.

As autoridades competentes dos Estados Contratantes comunicarão uma à outra as modificações substanciais introduzidas nas respectivas legislações fiscais.

What we checked in this article

Paragraph 1 lists are unnumbered lines in the DR text; ids p-1-a-text-N / p-1-b-text-N used for them.

Paying or receiving income between Portugal and Brazil? Article 2 may decide where it is taxed.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. The Convention was done in Portuguese and only that text is authentic. The Portuguese text is reproduced from the official publication. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the Convention.

Applying the law

Treaty relief between Portugal and Brazil, claimed correctly

Treaty rates are not automatic in Portugal: the recipient must give the payer a form certified by its own tax authority before the tax is due, or claim a refund afterwards. We check which article applies, the rate and the paperwork.

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