What's new in FIZ — August 2026
Connecting your bank now happens inside FIZ, with the booked balance and open tasks in plain sight. Plus the tax calendar for companies, automatic Fatura-Recibo for Stripe payments, and Bluetooth receipt printing.
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News, tips and guides for independent workers
Everything you need to know about invoicing, VAT and Social Security in Portugal.
Remote work for a foreign employer: freelance or employed?
Recibos verdes or a contract? Living in Portugal, working for a company abroad - how you're taxed, why Social Security is due here, and what decides it.
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NISS for foreigners: how to get your number
New to Portugal and need a NISS? How a foreign citizen requests the Social Security number online - the documents, the steps, the cost and how long it takes.
Give your accountant access without your tax office password
Never share your main Portal das Finanças password. Create an authorised user or grant access by NIF - with the right permissions, revocable whenever you want.
Chave Móvel Digital: one key for the whole State
The Chave Móvel Digital is one login for the Portal das Finanças, Segurança Social Direta and more. How to activate it and why it saves you passwords.
Where to find your NISS: your Social Security number
The NISS isn't the NIF. Where your Social Security number lives - on the Citizen Card, in SS Direta or by phone - and how to request one if you don't have it.
Unlock Segurança Social Direta and recover your password
Lost your Segurança Social Direta password or stuck on the security code? The ways back in on the spot - and the slow one, by post.
Recover your Portal das Finanças password fast
How to recover your Portal das Finanças password on the spot - and the one thing that decides whether you fix it in two minutes or wait five days for the post.
Content creators: taxes on YouTube, Twitch & Patreon
YouTube, Twitch, Patreon: you get paid from abroad, but the tax is here. Your activity code, the hidden VAT on what you buy, and Social Security - explained.