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Expert articles on Portuguese property tax, providing clarity and practical insight for non-residents.
Selling as a non-resident: how the tax on the gain is worked out
Half the gain is taxed, at the same rates a resident pays. What you can take off the figure was largely decided years before the sale.
AIMI: the tax that finds higher-value owners
A second annual property tax, charged above €600,000 of tax value. Where you live has nothing to do with whether you pay it.
Patrimonial value: the number behind your council tax bill, and how to challenge it
Three taxes are calculated from one figure most owners have never looked at. It can be re-assessed on request, free, every three years.
Owning personally or through a company
The question has no general answer, but it does have a structure. Four taxes move together, and the decision is effectively made on the day of purchase.
Holiday lets, from registration to sale
The expensive mistake is not a missed filing date. It is starting to let before the activity exists on paper.