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Portuguese Supreme Administrative Court clarifies law on VAT and real estate development

Andreia Pereira of Morais Leitao analyses the findings of the judiciary in a recent real estate case which called for clearer interpretation of the Portuguese VAT code against EU law.
By Andreia Gabriel Pereira

July 10 2020

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Portugal adopts transitional tax measures to manage COVID-19

Ana Helena Farinha and André Caetano Ferreira of Cuatrecasas discuss how the Portuguese government has moved to assist businesses and taxpayers affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
By Ana Helena Farinha

& André Caetano Ferreira

May 20 2020
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Portuguese stamp duty on intra-group financing and the standstill clause of the EU Capi...

Pedro Vidal Matos and João Pedro Russo of Cuatrecasas explain how some of the rules governing the levying of stamp duty on intra-group financing may be questioned in light of the standstill clause foreseen in Council ...
By João Pedro Russo

& Pedro Vidal Matos

April 20 2020
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VAT in Portugal: Updates from the 2020 state budget and EU 'quick fixes'

Diogo Ortigão Ramos and Mário Silva Costa of Cuatrecasas analyse the key takeaways from the Portuguese state budget for 2020 and from the transposition into Portuguese VAT law of the EU’s 'quick fixes' package.
By Diogo Ortigão Ramos

& Mário Silva Costa

April 08 2020
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CJEU: VAT on assignment of debt recognised in enforcement proceedings

The decision of the CJEU on the Portuguese case Paulo Nascimento Consulting (Case C-692/17) recently became available. Diogo Ortigão Ramos and Mário Silva Costa of Cuatrecasas explain the details of the case and the p...
By Diogo Ortigão Ramos

& Mário Silva Costa

January 16 2020
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CJEU issues decision on rural property lease VAT exemption

The decision of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU or Court) on the Portuguese case Manuel Jorge Sequeira Mesquita (Case C-278/18) recently became available. Mário Silva Costa and André Caetano Ferreira of Cuatrecas...
By André Caetano Ferreira

& Mário Silva Costa

September 25 2019
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The importance of VAT in the Portuguese economic turmoil

The Portuguese sovereign chaos led to the request for an emergency bailout package from the European Commission and the IMF in coordination with the European Central Bank. Rui Guedes Henriques and Lara Castro of Baker...
January 03 2012
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Stability and Growth Programme – retrospective repeal of personal capital gains exempti...
May 31 2010

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