Chapter III · Taxation of income

Article 18 Pensions

Artigo 18.º · Pensões

Convenção Portugal–Alemanha · signed 15 July 1980 · in force 8 October 1982 · English: authentic text

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Pensions and other similar remuneration paid to a resident of a Contracting State in consideration of past employment shall be taxable only in that State.

As pensões e remunerações similares pagas a um residente de um Estado contratante em consequência de um emprego anterior só podem ser tributadas nesse Estado.

Paying or receiving income between Portugal and Germany? Article 18 may decide where it is taxed.

We apply tax treaties to dividends, interest, royalties, salaries and gains, prepare the relief-at-source form and refund claims, and check structures against the treaty’s anti-abuse rules. A written answer and a fixed quote within one working day.

The English column is an authentic text of the Convention, reproduced from the Diário da República publication (Law No. 12/82), checked against the print in Bundestag paper 9/897. The Convention was done in Portuguese, German and English, each text being authentic; the English text prevails if the Portuguese and German texts are interpreted differently. 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 Germany, 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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