ATCUD and QR code: the mandatory codes on your invoices
That odd code and the QR square on the invoice aren't decoration - they're the ATCUD and QR code, required by law. What they are, since when, and what to do.
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Everything you need to know about invoicing, VAT and Social Security in Portugal.
Invoicing in dollars or pounds: rate, VAT and receipt
A foreign client wants to pay in dollars? You can invoice in a foreign currency - but the value counts in euros, and VAT always goes in euros.
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Certified invoicing software: when it's mandatory
Do you have to buy an invoicing program? Not always - the Portal das Finanças is the AT's free application. When certified software is mandatory.
How much to charge per hour: the formula with taxes in
Charging €20/hour and think it's good? After taxes, costs and unbilled hours, you keep far less. The formula to set the right price - everything included.
I invoice €1,000 a month: how much do I actually keep?
€1,000 invoiced isn't €1,000 in your pocket. See the bites - VAT, withholding, Social Security and income tax - and how much you actually keep.
Advance payments: the IRS the State asks for upfront
The advance payment (pagamento por conta) is category B IRS paid upfront in 3 instalments: what it is, who pays, how it is calculated and how to reduce it.
OSS (One-Stop Shop): selling to consumers across the EU
Selling courses, digital products or goods to consumers in the EU? Above €10,000/year you charge the client country's VAT - the OSS does it in one return.
The recapitulative statement: for invoicing EU businesses
Invoicing services to EU businesses with no IVA (reverse charge)? You must also file the recapitulative statement. What it is, who files it, the deadlines.
VAT cash accounting: pay the IVA only when you're paid
Handing the IVA to the state before your client pays? The cash accounting regime flips it: you pay only when you get paid. How it works and who opts in.