# Tax advice for companies We advise companies in Portugal and abroad, and their owners, in English, on Portuguese corporate tax, VAT, staff in Portugal and how owners are paid. [Tell us about your situation](#request) Companies contact us about staff working from Portugal, a founder moving here or cross-border payments. ## Our services - [Tax Consultation for your company One question for the company and its owners together, answered in a call and a memo.](/services/tax-consultation-company/) - [Starting a company We set out the tax regime to choose, the registrations and the first year's obligations, for founders and companies abroad setting up here.](/services/starting-a-company/) - [Moving to Portugal with a company abroad We set out your first Portuguese tax year and what your move means for the company you keep abroad.](/services/moving-with-a-company-abroad/) - [Staff in Portugal for a company abroad For one to three people working here, we set out the company's tax, Social Security and payroll position.](/services/staff-in-portugal/) - [Restructuring We set out the alternatives for a holding structure, moving a company or the way founders are paid, with figures and steps for each.](/services/restructuring/) - [Selling shares or a business We set out the tax on the sale, the effect of its timing and of the owners' residence, and the alternatives.](/services/selling-shares-or-business/) - [A letter from the tax authority](/services/tax-authority-response-corrections/) or [an inspection](/services/tax-inspection-support/) We prepare a factual reply by the deadline, and support the company through an inspection. - Accounts and payroll For a Portuguese company, our partner, a certified accountant, keeps the books, runs the payroll and signs the corporate return, and bills that work directly. The tax advice stays with us. ## Related services - Moving to Portugal [Moving to Portugal: your first tax year](/services/moving-to-portugal/) - Moving to Portugal [IFICI registration](/services/ifici-regime-application/) - Living in Portugal [Annual Tax Support](/services/annual-tax-support/) ## What decides your case **What does someone working from Portugal cost the company?** Someone working here for your company is usually insured in Portuguese Social Security: 23.75% of pay for the employer on top of the employee's 11%. Their role can also create a permanent establishment, making part of the company's profit taxable here. **Does a founder's move make the company resident here?** A company with its registered office or effective management in Portugal is resident here under Portuguese law, and a tax treaty can affect a dual-residence case. A resident with 25% or more of a low-taxed company abroad can also be taxed here on its profits. **Can the person you hire use IFICI?** An employee you bring to Portugal may qualify for IFICI, a 20% rate on eligible pay for ten years, if they were not resident here in the previous five years. They register by 15 January of the year after becoming resident; on most routes the employer confirms the role and its own activity. **What is withheld on dividends and payments abroad?** Dividends paid to an individual resident here are normally taxed at 28%, unless aggregated or exempt. A fee or a licence paid to a company abroad normally has 25% withheld; a treaty reduces or removes it with the treaty form and residence certificate, normally by the 20th of the following month. **What does the company itself pay in 2026?** In 2026 a Portuguese company pays IRC at 19%, or 15% on the first €50,000 of taxable profit if it is small or medium-sized, plus a municipal surcharge of up to 1.5%. It registers for VAT before it trades. The 2026 figures, checked on 6 October 2026. ## Tax Consultation for your company A 30-minute call with your adviser on a question for you and the company, then a follow-up memo within 3 working days after the call. Bring one question for you and the company together, such as what a first hire here costs. Your call is with a Taxbordr adviser [Request a Tax Consultation for your company](/services/tax-consultation-company/#request) ## What clients say - > You deal directly with the person doing the analysis. No account managers, no ticket numbers. When my situation changed a year later, I emailed and got a straight answer from the same person who already knew my file. Canadian founder, Lisbon - > Taxbordr’s entity-versus-freelancer analysis proved I didn’t need a Portuguese company. Staying as a sole trader with corrected recibos verdes (Portugal’s self-employment receipts) reduced avoidable corporate and compliance friction. Canadian freelancer, Lisbon From clients we have advised. Names withheld at their request. ## Our team [About us](/about/) Our advisers check, decide and sign the advice for the company and its owners; our operations team keeps your file and your calendar. [Telmo Ramos](/about/) Founder · Economist · Ordem dos Economistas, member no. 16379 Lisbon [info@taxbordr.com](mailto:info@taxbordr.com) · [WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=351217009536) ## Guides [See all insights](/insights/) - Updated 17 June 2026 [Social security in Portugal 2026: employees and freelancers](/guides/portugal-social-security-expats/) - Updated 13 June 2026 [CAE codes in Portugal and IFICI](/guides/ifici-qualifying-sectors-cae-codes/) - Updated 19 June 2026 [VAT in Portugal](/guides/vat-tax-portugal/) - Updated 13 June 2026 [Portugal tax calendar 2026: every deadline](/guides/portugal-tax-calendar-2026/) ## Related situations Something else Not your situation? [Start here](/find-the-right-help/) - Situation Three company cases: [Hiring in Portugal from abroad](/companies/hiring-from-abroad/), [A Portuguese company with foreign clients or founders](/companies/portuguese-company-international/) and [A foreign company with staff in Portugal](/companies/foreign-company-staff-in-portugal/). - [Situation Living in Portugal If you own a company and live here, Living in Portugal covers your return and Annual Tax Support.](/living-in-portugal/) ## Tell us about your situation We reply within 2 working days with the right service, its price and how to start. You can also write to [info@taxbordr.com](mailto:info@taxbordr.com) or message us on [WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=351217009536). --- Source: https://taxbordr.com/companies/ General guidance only. Individual facts govern.