The residence rights of non-EU family members of EU citizens were significantly reinforced on 16 July 2026, when the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in Case C-26/25 that a Member State cannot deport a non-EU national who is the parent or partner of...
Changing accountants should improve a business’s financial reporting, tax compliance and access to management information. However, an inadequately planned transition can instead create missing records, duplicated filings, unclear responsibilities and avoidable...
Registering a ship or yacht in Madeira places the vessel under the Portuguese flag through the International Shipping Register of Madeira, commonly known as MAR. As a Portuguese and European Union register, MAR combines access to EU cabotage with the application of...
Company formation in Madeira can provide access to a Portuguese and European Union corporate platform, a competitive regional tax environment and, for qualifying international businesses, the Madeira International Business Centre, commonly known as the MIBC or CINM....
Madeira Corporate Services (MCS) will be represented at the I Jornadas da Advocacia Insular (1st Conference on Island Law Practice) by Rosana Rodrigues, Executive Director, and Ambrósio Jardim, Director. The inaugural event will take place at the Porto Santo Cultural...
Yes, Americans and Canadians can still obtain a Portugal golden visa in 2026, but not by buying property: the real-estate route was abolished in October 2023, and the programme now runs mainly on a 500,000 euro subscription into a regulated Portuguese investment fund....
By default, Portugal withholds tax at source on outbound dividends, interest and royalties, at the rates in force at the date of payment: currently 25% for the generality of payments to non-resident entities, and the final IRS withholding rates applicable to...
An Employer of Record, commonly abbreviated as EOR, should not be regarded as a reliable or recommended route to Portugal’s Incentive for Scientific Research and Innovation, known as IFICI. Although the IFICI legislation does not expressly prohibit EOR arrangements,...
Under Law 30/2026, published on 14 July 2026, Portuguese companies, and freelancers with organised accounting, will be able to deduct the acquisition cost of original works by living artists as a tax expense: up to €60,000 per work, spread in equal parts over five...
In many cases, yes, an existing foreign company can move to Madeira without liquidation, keeping its legal personality, contracts and history. Two legal routes exist: the cross-border conversion for EU/EEA companies under the EU Mobility Directive, transposed into...