Chapter III · Taxation of income

Article 16 Directors’ fees

Artigo 16.º · Percentagens de membros de conselhos

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

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Directors’ fees, attendance fees and other similar payments derived by a resident of a Contracting State in his capacity as a member of the board of directors, of the supervisory board or of another similar organ of a company which is a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.

As percentagens, senhas de presença e outras remunerações similares obtidas por um residente de um Estado Contratante na qualidade de membro do conselho de administração, do conselho fiscal ou de outro órgão similar de uma sociedade residente do outro Estado Contratante podem ser tributadas nesse outro Estado.

What we checked in this article

2012 Protocol wording.

Paying or receiving income between Portugal and Switzerland? Article 16 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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