Portuguese Fiscal Representation (Annual)
Your registered interface with Finanças, renewed year after year.
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Overview
We act as your fiscal representative before the Portuguese Tax Authority (Finanças). This is mandatory for many residents of non-EU/EEA countries (the EEA here including Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway). It is a genuine ongoing legal responsibility, renewed yearly, in which we are the interface between you and Finanças for notifications and filings.
- Non-EU/EEA residents who are required to appoint a fiscal representative
- NIF holders who need a representative on record with Finanças
- Property owners and investors who must stay reachable by the Tax Authority
What's Included
- Acting as your fiscal representative before Finanças
- Receiving and relaying official tax notifications
- A registered Portuguese point of contact for the Tax Authority
- Annual renewal of the arrangement
Process & Timeline
Appoint us
Start the annual service and sign the fiscal-representation appointment.
We register the representation
We record ourselves as your fiscal representative with Finanças.
We keep you informed
We receive official notifications on your behalf and relay them to you, renewing the arrangement each year.
Frequently Asked Questions
Generally, taxpayers resident outside the EU/EEA who hold a Portuguese NIF must appoint a fiscal representative. The EEA here includes Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
We are your registered interface with Finanças — we receive official notifications on your behalf and relay them to you so nothing is missed. It is a genuine ongoing legal responsibility we take on yearly.
No. Fiscal representation and tax filing are separate. We can prepare and file your returns as an additional service if you need it.