How to Ask Your European Client for Their VAT Number (and Avoid Unnecessary VAT)
If you provide B2B services to EU companies, you need their EU VAT number. Without it, you must charge Portuguese VAT. With it, reverse charge applies.
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Subcontracting Between Freelancers: How to Hire Help and Deduct It as an Expense
Need help with a project? You can hire another freelancer. Their receipt is your expense — straightforward, legal, and deductible.
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Issued a Wrong Recibo Verde? A Nota de Crédito Fixes It in 5 Minutes
Wrong amount, wrong VAT rate, a cancelled job — it happens to everyone. The good news: there's a simple legal mechanism that cancels the mistake in minutes.
Log Your Expenses in FIZ and Pay Less Tax
In the simplified regime, you can deduct real expenses instead of the automatic 75% coefficient. FIZ helps you track everything and know when it's worth it.
How FIZ Submits Your Quarterly VAT Declaration Automatically
The VAT declaration comes four times a year. With FIZ it's automatic — it calculates, fills in, and submits without you having to do anything.
Freelance Freedom Begins Not with a Client — But with a NIF and a Recibo Verde
Everyone talks about the first client as the moment freedom begins. But those who've been through it know the real beginning is something else entirely.
Working with EU Clients? FIZ Handles the Recapitulative Declaration for You
If you invoice companies in other EU countries, you need to submit a recapitulative declaration. Most freelancers don't know this. FIZ does it automatically.
How FIZ Calculates and Submits Your Quarterly Social Security Declaration
The quarterly SS declaration can take 2-3 hours manually. With FIZ it takes 10 minutes — and with the Auto plan you don't need to do anything.
Fatura Simplificada: When You Can Invoice Without the Client's NIF
The client left without giving their NIF. There's a perfectly legal solution — with three conditions you need to check before using it.