What is the tax treatment of investment companies in Portugal? [Reddit]

Answer

Each country applies its own regime to investment companies, and in many jurisdictions there is favourable tax treatment for holding companies and investment structures that are properly set up and correctly declared. The specific tax treatment depends on the type of asset, the structure chosen and your residence, so any generic solution will not do. Those advantages are only obtained if the vehicle keeps up to date with its obligations and is managed transparently every year. Properly analysing the applicable regime before deciding is what prevents mistakes and loss of benefits. Filnet, with local Spanish-speaking advisers who are experts in asset-holding structures, analyses the regime applicable to your specific case. It designs a legal and stable structure for you to take advantage of that benefit without leaving the legal framework, and it handles the accounting and tax matters on an ongoing basis to give you security and control. Doing this in Portugal has a set-up cost from , a timeframe of 4-8 weeks and a corporate tax of IRC 21%.