Part two of the article from Ricardo da Palma Borges for the Portuguese real estate blog "Out of the box" regarding the IRS reinvestment regime for the disposal and acquisition of a permanent residence (Part II) 05-04-2016

In this article (in Portuguese), Ricardo da Palma Borges addresses two issues where the tax treatment raises difficulties of access to the IRS reinvestment regime: the payment of loans for a property construction and the changes in civil status.

To read this post click here.

RPBA chosen as "Boutique Tax Law Firm of the Year in Portugal" by the Corporate Intl Magazine 22-03-2016

RPBA was chosen as the Industry Choice winner of the 2016 Corporate Intl Magazine Global Award for "Boutique Tax Law Firm of the Year in Portugal".

Ricardo da Palma Borges will participate on a Conference on “The non-habitual residents and the Portuguese Personal Income Tax (IRS) return of 2015” 29-02-2016

Ricardo da Palma Borges was invited by the Association Française du Nord du Portugal (AFNP) and by Vivre à Porto to speak at the above conference and answer questions on the taxation of non-habitual residents, namely French nationals residing in Portugal that will soon have to declare their 2015 income for IRS purposes. This conference will take place in Oporto at the Lycée Français, on 3rd March 2016 (Thursday) at 18 p.m. Please note that places are limited and issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Make your reservation directly with AFNP (presidenceafnp(at)gmail.com) or with Vivre à Porto (vivreaporto(at)gmail.com).

RPBA announces its association with the lawyer Alexandra Gonçalves Marques 28-01-2016

RPBA announced its association with the lawyer Alexandra Gonçalves Marques who has experience in tax matters, civil litigation, labour, criminal, insolvency, family and minors law, in order to meet more general needs of their Clients, namely private / individual ones - particularly the non-habitual tax residents.

Click here to see her profile.

See also this release at Advocatus Magazine. (Language: Portuguese)

Ricardo da Palma Borges participated in a Católica Tax + EY Conference on “Inheritance Tax: Past and Future” 25-01-2016

Ricardo da Palma Borges was a speaker at the “Inheritance tax: Past and Future" Conference, which was held at the Catholic University in Lisbon, on 21 January 2016.

Regarding this Conference we would like to share with you:

- His presentation (in Portuguese) on "Succession Tax Planning" (click here to open the document);

- RPBA’s information note on the subject (in Portuguese) of "New Inheritance Tax?" (Click here to open the document).

You can also view the Conference programme here.

Bruno Botelho Antunes comments the new Statute for Accountants Certificates for the Advocatus magazine 20-01-2016

In an opinion piece for the Advocatus Magazine, RPBA’s partner Bruno Botelho Antunes commented on the fact that certified accountants can now represent taxpayers in tax litigation actions, along with lawyers, according to the new Statute for Certified Accountants.

To read the statement (in Portuguese) click here.