Portugal Tax News
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
Protocol to treaty between Luxembourg and Portugal enters into force – details
29 July 2012
Treaty between Portugal and United Arab Emirates enters into force
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 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
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
Treaty between Portugal and South Africa enters into force
24 December 2008
State Budget proposal for 2009 (corporate income tax) – details
24 December 2008