Biography
Anabela is the Partner leading the People Advisory Services Tax practice in Portugal, Angola and Mozambique and is also a Tax Partner in the Porto office.
Her professional career started in 1999 with Andersen, whose business practice was merged in 2002 with Deloitte, and joined EY in 2005. She has 25 years of experience as a tax advisor. From October to December 2008, she was assigned to Ernst & Young Abogados in Madrid.
Anabela is the partner leading large global mobility engagements either coordinated by the People Advisory Services team in Portugal or by other EY member firms. She manages international assignees and assists with pre-assignment planning, post-assignment support (including individual tax return completion), repatriation assistance, and ongoing support in locations throughout the world.
She has significant experience and knowledge of compensation and benefits, including flexible benefit arrangements, as well as executive remuneration.
She has deep experience in tax-related domestic and cross-border planning and compliance assistance to business-connected individuals and their associated entities.
She has been engaged in several mergers and acquisitions projects, namely performing HR compliance reviews from a Portuguese tax perspective.
Year joined firm: 2005
Her professional career started in 1999 with Andersen, whose business practice was merged in 2002 with Deloitte, and joined EY in 2005. She has 25 years of experience as a tax advisor. From October to December 2008, she was assigned to Ernst & Young Abogados in Madrid.
Anabela is the partner leading large global mobility engagements either coordinated by the People Advisory Services team in Portugal or by other EY member firms. She manages international assignees and assists with pre-assignment planning, post-assignment support (including individual tax return completion), repatriation assistance, and ongoing support in locations throughout the world.
She has significant experience and knowledge of compensation and benefits, including flexible benefit arrangements, as well as executive remuneration.
She has deep experience in tax-related domestic and cross-border planning and compliance assistance to business-connected individuals and their associated entities.
She has been engaged in several mergers and acquisitions projects, namely performing HR compliance reviews from a Portuguese tax perspective.
Year joined firm: 2005
Recent matter / case highlights
- Advising a private client on the eligibility for the new tax incentive for scientific research and innovation (IFICI) that replaced the non-habitual residents regime, as well as managing permanent establishment and place of effective management risks, and providing full support in the implementation.
- Water supply company: HR due diligence, including a review of employment terms and benefits for local employees to verify local compliance, and analysis of remuneration conditions of key personnel, special clauses, and management incentive plans.
- Technology company: Eligibility of share plans for the purposes of the special tax incentive foreseen in Article 43-C of the Tax Benefits Code.
Key practice areas
- Tax advisory
- International tax advisory
- Tax consulting
Education / Alumni
- Bachelor degree in Economics, Faculty of Economics of Universidade do Porto (1994–1999)
- Post graduation in Tax Law, Faculty of Law of Universidade do Porto (2006–2007)
- Advanced Business Strategy, INSEAD (2015)
- Advance Program Future of Professional Services, Nova (2025)
- AI Dive for Business, Lisbon 42 (2026)
Association / Network Memberships
- Statutory Auditor (2005)
- Associação Portuguesa de Consultores Fiscais (2026)
Address:
Tel:+351 936 079 620
Website:https://www.ey.com/pt_pt/people/anabela-silva
Avenida Da Índia, 10
Lisboa, 1349-066
Portugal
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