The Portuguese government has delayed the mandatory implementation of Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) for electronic invoices by one year, now set to take effect on January 1, 2026. This extension allows businesses to continue using PDF invoices as electronic invoices until the end of 2025, providing more time to comply with the new e-invoicing regulations. In the recently announced 2025 Bud... Read more

The Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority has published a new guide titled “Invoices and Receipts - Service Usage Guide” on the Tax Portal at the end of September. This comprehensive guide provides step-by-step tutorials on the features of the new application for issuing invoices/ receipts. Users can also manage a customer catalog and a catalog of goods, services, or other items. This guide outline... Read more

The Regional Legislative Decree No. 6/2024/M, which approves the budget law for the Portuguese autonomous region of Madeira for 2024, was published on July 29, 2024. This decree includes a significant measure aimed at providing tax relief by reducing the region’s reduced VAT rate from 5% to 4%. This strategic decision is part of ongoing efforts to stimulate economic growth and offer financial reli... Read more

As online shopping continues to grow, the European Union is planning to implement new regulations to protect local e-commerce sellers. One significant change affects consumers who shop on international platforms like Temu or AliExpress. The EU has already taken some steps at the first sign of growing foreign e-commerce sellers, and since July 1, 2021, all goods entering the EU, regardless of their... Read more

The Tax and Customs Authority (AT) in Portugal published a notice to be aware that some taxpayers are receiving emails supposedly from the AT in which they are asked to click on links provided. These messages are fake and should be ignored. Their purpose is to convince the recipient to access malicious pages by clicking on the suggested links. The examples of fraudulent messages can be found at th... Read more

One way to validate VAT numbers in the EU is the VAT Information Exchange System (VIES), which is a crucial tool for businesses operating within the European Union. Owned by the European Commission, VIES is a search engine that retrieves data from national VAT databases to verify VAT numbers. Here’s a detailed look at how VIES works and its significance. How VIES Works When a search is made usi... Read more