Portugal’s Patent Box in 2026
Portugal’s Patent Box in 2026 Companies that develop and license software, patents or industrial designs can shelter most of that income from Portuguese corporate tax. The Patent Box regime [...]
The Impact of Portugal’s Tax Blacklist
Portugal maintains a list of jurisdictions treated as having clearly more favourable tax regimes. Inclusion on this list triggers penalty provisions across six tax codes. The list was approved in [...]
Portugal’s Tax Haven List: is a reform coming?
On 25 June 2026 the Council of Ministers approved a government bill seeking authorisation to rewrite the criteria that place a jurisdiction on Portugal’s list of privileged tax regimes. The [...]
Portugal’s lobbying law: an overview
Law no. 5-A/2026, of 28 January, came into force on 27 July 2026. For the first time, Portugal regulates interest representation before public entities and creates a mandatory register for those [...]
EU sanctions reach crypto platforms in six jurisdictions
The Council of the EU adopted its 21st package of sanctions against Russia on 23 July 2026. It contains 218 listings, 48 individuals and 170 entities, the most in any package for four years. The [...]
