'I Need to Understand Taxes First' - And Other Excuses Stopping You From Starting
The 4 big excuses that stop aspiring freelancers from registering their activity. Discover why they're nonsense and what you really need to know before starting.
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Everything you need to know about invoicing, VAT and Social Security in Portugal.
I Was 28, Wanted to Go Freelance - And the Word Accounting Stopped Me for 2 Years
A real story about how the fear of accounting delayed the start of an independent career. The 5 truths nobody tells you about starting as a freelancer in Portugal.
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Why Smart People Fear Accounting - And It's Not Their Fault
You have a master's degree and speak three languages, but the quarterly VAT declaration gives you panic? Discover why the fear of accounting is rational - and how to overcome it.
What's new in FIZ — February 2026
A tax calendar with every deadline in one place, a step-by-step wizard for your first invoice, and signing in with Google. Everything we shipped in February.
What's new in FIZ — January 2026
Automatic expense categorisation, importing from the Finanças Portal, a step-by-step AT connection and custom customer fields. Everything we shipped in January.
What's new in FIZ — December 2025
The EC Sales List (Recapitulativa) for EU sales, credit notes in your VAT return, the Article 53 alert, the customer page and 2FA for Social Security. Everything we shipped in December.
What's new in FIZ — November 2025
AI Tax Assistant, card payments, the referral programme, expenses in your VAT return and Open Banking in the app. Everything we shipped in November.