Some of you may have heard for some time rumours that offshore companies, holding properties in Portugal are under attack by the Portuguese tax authorities.
Earlier this year it became evident that in the Portuguese state budget, proposals were made to make offshores less attractive to hold.
The 2002 budget has now been approved and passed into law and will become effective on January 1st.
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THE SOVEREIGN PORTUGUESE PROPERTY PURCHASE PLAN Since 2002 there have been various reforms of property taxation by the Portuguese authorities, including the introduction of a penalty tax rate which increased the level of Municipal Tax (rates) payable in respect of properties held by companies included on the Portuguese Finance Ministry “blacklist”.
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