Everything you need to know about invoicing, VAT and Social Security in Portugal.
There was a mental block that stopped me facing the numbers. It vanished when I understood that every minute I spent on accounting was working in my favour.
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In the simplified regime, the state estimates your expenses without requiring receipts. The coefficient determines what portion of your income is taxable — and the difference between 0.75 and 0.35 can be enormous.
Bank transfer, MB Way, PayPal, Wise, cash — all are legal. What truly matters is always issuing an invoice. Full guide with the rules and limits.
A situation every freelancer has faced. The client suggests paying cash, no paperwork. How to respond professionally — and protect yourself.
Nobody is born knowing how to fill in tax returns. These five real stories show how ordinary people went from total panic to a 15-minute monthly routine.
An honest letter for anyone about to open their freelance activity — with everything my three-years-ago self needed to hear but nobody told me.
Client with withholding tax, client without withholding, foreign client. For each: how to issue the invoice, what to select, and what gets recorded. Summary table included.
Missed the quarterly VAT deadline? Don't panic. A step-by-step guide to sorting it out, understanding the fine, and making sure it never happens again.
Issuing a recibo verde takes 5 fields: client NIF, amount, description, withholding, and VAT. Then the system reports everything to the tax authority automatically. It really is that simple.