- Law No 16 2025 amends the VAT Act
- Partially implements EU Directives 2020 285 and 2022 542
- Limits access to the regime to taxable persons not performing export operations with annual turnover under 15,000 euros
- Allows small businesses in other EU countries to claim the VAT exemption if their annual turnover within the EU doesn’t exceed 100,000 euros
- Establishes conditions for Portuguese businesses to apply the exemption in other EU countries
- Excludes occasional operations and transfers of new means of transport from the regime
- Establishes rules for waiver, exemption, ceasing conditions, and the deduction or refund of VAT
- Adapts the cash VAT and goods in circulation regimes to the special exemption regime
- Authorization granted by the law is valid for 180 days
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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