Chapter V · Charging and payment of the tax · Section V · Common provisions

Article 81 Turnover of taxable persons carrying out exempt transactions without the right of deduction

Artigo 81.º · Volume de negócios dos sujeitos passivos que pratiquem operações isentas sem direito a dedução

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

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Taxable persons that carry out exempt transactions without the right of deduction and at the same time pursue a taxed activity or an exempt activity with the right of deduction shall calculate their turnover, for the purposes of Articles 42 and 53, taking into account only the results of the activity with the right of deduction.

Os sujeitos passivos que pratiquem operações isentas, sem direito à dedução, e desenvolvam simultaneamente uma atividade tributada ou isenta com direito à dedução, calculam o seu volume de negócios, para efeitos do disposto nos artigos 42.º e 53.º, tomando em conta apenas os resultados relativos à atividade com direito à dedução.

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Turnover for Articles 42 and 53 counts only the activity with the right of deduction.

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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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