Chapter V · Charging and payment of the tax · Section IV · Special schemes · Subsection III · Small retailers scheme

Article 64 Change of regime

Artigo 64.º · Mudança de regime

Código do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado · republished by Decree-Law No. 102/2008 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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1. In cases of transfer from the normal tax regime to the special scheme referred to in Article 60, or vice versa, the Directorate-General for Taxation (DGCI) may take the measures it considers necessary to prevent the retailer from obtaining unjustified advantages or suffering equally unjustified losses, and may, in particular, disregard changes in purchases that are insignificant or due to exceptional circumstances.

1 - Nos casos de passagem do regime normal de tributação ao regime especial referido no artigo 60.º, ou inversamente, a Direcção-Geral dos Impostos pode tomar as medidas que julgue necessárias a fim de evitar que o retalhista usufrua vantagens injustificadas ou sofra prejuízos igualmente injustificados, podendo, designadamente, não atender a modificações do volume de compras pouco significativas ou devidas a circunstâncias excepcionais.

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2. Taxable persons who were under the normal regime on the date of cessation of activity and who resume that or another activity within the 12 months following the cessation may not benefit from the small retailers scheme.

2 - Não podem beneficiar do regime dos pequenos retalhistas os sujeitos passivos que, estando enquadrados no regime normal à data de cessação de actividade, reiniciem essa ou outra actividade nos 12 meses seguintes ao da cessação.

What we checked in this article

The authority’s power to prevent unjustified advantages or losses on a change of regime and the 12-month bar after cessation of activity are 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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