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I appreciate everyone's input. As we all agree, we are adding no additional value to this thread anymore.
If anyone reading this finds themselves in a similar situation, feel free to drop me a DM. By then I should have figured this out.
I honestly don't understand where all the aggression from everyone is coming from. I thought this was supposed to be a place to look for advise.
I have mentioned several times that I would find it really hard to believe that I would be exempt from tax in both countries specially considering the...
Listen, I totally agree with you that it's unreasonable to think that one would be tax-exempt in a modern country like PT.
And to be clear, I'm not talking about tax residency - the residency is clearly Portugal. I'm talking about where is the tax paid.
I just cannot find anyone to tell me...
Ok, to be clear.
For you to be under the NHR status you must to be a tax resident in Portugal.
Then on the NHR legislation, there is this clause in my previous comment, which clearly says "Foreign-sourced income from independent personal services is IRS exempt". In the Portuguese legislation (I...
Hi Fred - so I looked into the legislation instead of just asking people (actual accountants), as I have on the last few weeks but I'm getting mixed answers. Let's forget the LLP now. Me being a self employed:
This is the NHR legislation clause that applies to me as my income is considered...
Thanks Fred, going through the tax treaty now.
I might ask for some help if it's not clear. Will also reach out to Portuguese accountants. Does anyone recommends a PT accountant with experience on this? Thanks!
Hi Fred, went through some others posts and realised that indeed you are aware of the NHR scheme (it was not clear from your initial post).
OK I will be operating the LLP from PT. But it's a partnership, if my partner is in the UK, would PT still see this company as a Portuguese company?
Thanks northernladuk.
I will be contracting UK companies.
To add a little bit more to the background - I'm currently full employed by a UK company. This UK company has about 5 remote employees in Europe (and about 100 working in-office).
I'm in the process of moving to PT and continue to...
Hi there,
I will be moving to Portugal in 2019.
They have tax incentives for foreigners which I will make use off. The status is call "Non-habitual resident" (NHR).
The clause that interests me is the fact that foreign-sourced revenue is totally tax-exempt (i.e UK state pension), including...