English-speaking accountants for expats in Portugal
Moving to Portugal? We take care of everything.
For expats and new residents, we manage the entire process, legal and financial, so you can make the most of everything Portugal has to offer.
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Who we help
Whatever brings you to Portugal
Moving, investing or starting a business in Portugal each raise different questions. We shape our support around your situation, in English or Portuguese.
Freelancers, consultants and remote workers
Working from Portugal for clients or employers anywhere in the world? We handle your registration, invoicing and taxes from day one.
- Registration
- Invoicing
- Tax and social security
Retirees choosing Portugal
We explain how your foreign pension is taxed in Portugal, apply the double taxation treaty and file your tax return every year.
- Foreign pensions
- Tax residency
- Annual tax return
Foreign founders starting a Portuguese company
We help you choose the right structure, set up the company and take care of the accounting, taxes and payroll.
- Structure
- Incorporation
- Accounting and payroll
Foreign businesses expanding into Portugal
Branch or subsidiary, we handle local compliance, hiring your team and clear reporting back to head office.
- Local compliance
- Hiring
- Head-office reporting
Technology and innovation founders
We check whether you can benefit from IFICI and research and development incentives, prepare funding applications and support your growth.
- IFICI
- R&D incentives
- Funding applications
International individuals with Portuguese income
Living abroad but own property, earn rent or hold investments in Portugal? We handle your returns, whether you are resident or not.
- Rental income
- Capital gains
- Non-residents
We work online
100% online, wherever you are
You don’t need to be in Portugal to get started. We work remotely with clients across the country and abroad.
- Video meetings in English or Portuguese
- Documents shared securely, paper-free
- NIF and registrations sorted before you arrive
What we take care of
We take on the whole process, legal and financial, with a single contact who follows your case from start to finish.
- 01
Arrival and registrations
We get your NIF and, where needed, tax representation, and handle registration with the Tax Authority and Social Security, so you start with everything in order.
- 02
Tax residency
We look at your situation and the regimes available to new residents, including IFICI, and explain what they mean for your taxes.
- 03
Personal tax and foreign income
We prepare your personal income tax return with all your income, including income from abroad, taking double taxation treaties into account.
- 04
Business and activity
If you’ll be working in Portugal, we register you as self-employed or set up your company.
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Ongoing support
Once you’ve arrived, we stay by your side: accounting, tax and a single contact who knows your case.
How it works
First conversation
We get to know your situation, your income and your plans, with no obligation.
A plan that fits you
We explain what applies to your case and the steps ahead.
We handle the registrations
NIF, Tax Authority, Social Security and whatever else is needed.
Ongoing support
Returns, deadlines and questions, always with the same contact.
Guides by country
Coming from Brazil, the UK or the US?
The tax essentials for people arriving from the countries most newcomers to Portugal come from.
Moving to Portugal from Brazil: the tax side
What to sort out in Brazil and in Portugal so you are not taxed twice and start with everything in order.
Read article Country guideMoving to Portugal from the UK: the tax side
Leaving the UK tax system, how British pensions are taxed and what to do when you arrive.
Read article Country guideAmericans moving to Portugal: the tax side
Why you still file in the US, how the treaty helps and what to set up in Portugal.
Read articleReading for newcomers to Portugal
IFICI: the tax regime that replaces NHR
What has changed for people moving to Portugal, who can benefit and how to apply.
Read article Personal income tax (IRS)Personal income tax in your first year in Portugal
Tax residency, foreign income and double taxation, explained simply.
Read article GuideHow to get a NIF in Portugal
What the Portuguese tax number is for, who needs a tax representative and how to get one before you arrive.
Read article GuideRecibos verdes: a guide for freelancers in Portugal
How to register as self-employed, issue invoices and handle VAT, income tax and Social Security.
Read articleDo you work with people moving to Portugal?
Immigration lawyers, relocation agencies and estate agents: we would like to work with you, so your clients have an accountant they can trust from day one.
Let’s talk about your case
No-obligation first contact. Tell us what you need and we’ll get in touch.