Chapter I · Scope of the convention

Article 1 Persons covered

Artigo 1.º · Pessoas visadas

Convenção Portugal–Suíça · signed 26 September 1974 · in force 17 December 1975 · English: our translation

Once the MLI takes effect for this Convention (see the Preamble), the principal purpose test of Article 7(1) of the MLI is expected to replace Article 27(3): both States notified that provision under Article 7(17)(a) of the MLI.

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This Convention shall apply to persons who are residents of one or both of the Contracting States.

Esta Convenção aplica-se às pessoas residentes de um ou de ambos os Estados Contratantes.

What we checked in this article

Single-sentence article; follows the OECD Model.

Paying or receiving income between Portugal and Switzerland? Article 1 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.

Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. The Convention was done in Portuguese and French and only those texts are 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 Switzerland, 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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