Portugal Tax News

Treaty between Uruguay and Portugal enters into force

23 October 2012

Treaty between Portugal and Panama enters into force

14 October 2012

Netherlands Supreme Court decides that Dutch thin capitalization provisions in the case of financing companies are not incompatible with ICCPR and ECHR

3 September 2012

Protocol to treaty between Portugal and Switzerland signed and details

29 July 2012

Treaty between Portugal and United Arab Emirates enters into force

29 July 2012

Protocol to treaty between Luxembourg and Portugal enters into force – details

29 July 2012

Tax agreement between Hong Kong and Portugal enters into force

29 July 2012

Court of First Instance Leuven decides that fine imposed by European Commission due to violation of EC competition law is not deductible

29 July 2012

Treaty between Norway and Portugal enters into force

29 July 2012

Supreme Court decides interest paid on debt-claim towards low-taxed group company resulting from transfer of immovable property not deductible

29 July 2012

Tax agreement between Hong Kong and Portugal – details

3 June 2012

Budget for 2012 – direct taxation: Amendments

4 March 2012

List of tax havens amended

22 December 2011

Proposal on new austerity measures – announced The Minister of Finance announced, on 31 August 2011, that a proposal for new austerity measures will be shortly presented to the Parliament. The new austerity measures, which would be effective only for the year of 2012, include:

18 October 2011

Treaty between Norway and Portugal – details

27 April 2011

Budget for 2011 enacted

14 March 2011

Treaty between Colombia and Portugal – details

28 February 2011

Budget for 2011 – approved by Parliament

9 January 2011

Treaty between Panama and Portugal – details

9 January 2011

Government's austerity plan – Additional measures approved by parliament

17 July 2010

Government's austerity plan – additional measures approved by Council of Ministers

13 June 2010

Treaty between Uruguay and Portugal – details

26 April 2010

Budget for 2010 – direct taxation details

5 March 2010

Budget for 2010 – direct taxation details

19 February 2010

Dutch dividend withholding tax exemption extended to certain EEA countries

16 September 2009

ECJ: Cobelfret extended to domestic situations and potentially to dividends received from third countries

16 July 2009

ECJ: Netherlands' non-exemption of dividends paid to certain EEA countries from withholding tax found incompatible with EEA Agreement

16 July 2009

ECJ finds Finnish dividend withholding tax regime incompatible with EC freedom of establishment

16 July 2009

European Commission refers Germany to ECJ over taxation of outbound dividends

10 April 2009

Treaty between Qatar and Portugal – negotiations

23 January 2009