{"id":1903,"date":"2025-07-01T10:47:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T10:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nominaurea.pt\/noticias\/quando-se-excede-15-000-e-no-regime-especial-de-isencao-de-iva-procedimentos-e-regime-transitorio-em-2025-em-portugal\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T09:14:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:14:42","slug":"quando-se-excede-15-000-e-no-regime-especial-de-isencao-de-iva-procedimentos-e-regime-transitorio-em-2025-em-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nominaurea.pt\/en\/noticias\/quando-se-excede-15-000-e-no-regime-especial-de-isencao-de-iva-procedimentos-e-regime-transitorio-em-2025-em-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"When the \u20ac15,000 Threshold is Exceeded under the Special VAT Exemption Scheme. Procedures and Transitional Regime in 2025 in Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"bto-encabezamiento\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Flash News NA 2025\/07\/01<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the \u20ac15,000 Threshold is Exceeded under the Special VAT Exemption Scheme. Procedures and Transitional Regime in 2025 in Portugal<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the entry into force of the new Special VAT Exemption Scheme (REI), amended by Decree-Law no. 35\/2025, taxpayers under this regime must closely monitor their turnover. If they exceed <strong>\u20ac15,000 in the previous calendar year<\/strong>, they will be mandatorily subject to the normal VAT regime from <strong>1 January of the following year<\/strong>..<\/p>\n<hr id=\"system-readmore\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"en\/news.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/volver.png\" alt=\"\" data-alt=\"Volver\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">Who is no longer VAT exempt?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">The new scheme applies to:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">\u2022 Taxable persons who exceeded \u20ac15,000 in turnover in the previous year will be subject to VAT from 1 January 2026.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">\u2022 Taxable persons who exceed the turnover threshold by 25%, i.e. \u20ac18,750, during the first half of 2025 will automatically be subject to VAT from 1 July 2025. The invoice that exceeds the \u20ac18,750 threshold must already include VAT.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">Who is exempt and what counts towards the \u20ac15,000?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">Taxpayers with a head office or domicile in Portuguese territory who did not exceed an annual turnover of \u20ac15,000 in the previous calendar year are considered exempt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">Exemption also applies to taxpayers based in other Member States, provided they meet the following additional conditions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">a) The taxable person\u2019s annual turnover in the EU does not exceed \u20ac100,000;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">b) The taxpayer has previously notified the Member State where established of their intention to benefit from the exemption in Portuguese territory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">The new Article 53 of the VAT Code (CIVA) establishes that the relevant turnover for the REI corresponds only to operations located in national territory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">Not considered:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">\u2022 Transactions located outside Portugal (according to Art. 6 of the VAT Code);<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">\u2022 Exports and intra-community supplies;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">\u2022 Ancillary financial and insurance operations;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">\u2022 Transfers of capital goods;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">\u2022 Isolated acts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">Mixed taxable persons should only consider the operations of activities that give the right to deduction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">2. What happens if you exceed \u20ac15,000?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">If you exceed 25% of the \u20ac15,000 limit within the semester, you will become subject to VAT in 2025. The <strong>normal VAT regime will apply<\/strong> from the <strong>1st day of the month following<\/strong> the excess.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">You must notify the Tax Authority:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">\u2022 By submitting a <strong>declaration of changes<\/strong> via the Finance web page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">\u2022 Within <strong>15 days after exceeding the threshold<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">You must issue invoices with VAT:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">\u2022 From the cessation date, <strong>invoices must include VAT at the applicable rate<\/strong> (standard, reduced, or intermediate).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">You must submit VAT returns:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">\u2022 You are <strong>required to submit VAT returns<\/strong> (monthly or quarterly, depending on turnover);<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">\u2022 <strong>Payment of the assessed tax<\/strong> also becomes <strong>mandatory<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">3. Start of activity declaration: new rule<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">With the changes effective from July 2025, the estimated turnover for activity commencement is no longer annualised. Thus:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">\u2022 The forecast of invoicing until the end of the year is considered in full, without proportional adjustment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">\u2022 If this estimate is below \u20ac15,000, the taxpayer may fall under the REI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">\u2022 If it is higher, the taxpayer is excluded from the start.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"caret-color: auto;\">The reform of Article 53 of the VAT Code in 2025 requires taxpayers to more closely monitor their turnover, under penalty of losing tax benefits. The transitional 25% measure in 2025 allows some flexibility, but it is temporary. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nominaurea.pt\/en\/\">NOMINAUREA<\/a> is available to provide full technical, accounting, and tax support during this transition and adaptation to the new framework.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flash News NA 2025\/07\/01 When the \u20ac15,000 Threshold is Exceeded under the Special VAT Exemption Scheme. Procedures and Transitional Regime in 2025 in Portugal With the entry into force of the new Special VAT Exemption Scheme (REI), amended by Decree-Law no. 35\/2025, taxpayers under this regime must closely monitor their turnover. 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