Living in Portugal
Americans in Portugal: the US return that does not go away
Why moving to Portugal does not end a US filing obligation — the saving clause, FEIE against the foreign tax credit, FBAR, Form 8938 and the annexes.
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Portuguese tax, explained
Clear guides to tax, work and life in Portugal. Find the topic you need, with official sources and dates you can check.
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UK expats in Portugal: the pension rule, and which treaty applies
The Statutory Residence Test against Portuguese residence, what Portugal does with a UK pension, the five-year clawback, and the 2025 convention.
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Canadian taxes in Portugal: departure tax, RRSPs, and the TFSA
Why a TFSA is not tax-free once you live in Portugal, how the departure deemed disposition works, and what the convention does with an RRSP.
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Germans in Portugal: the flat you kept, and the exit tax
Wohnsitz survives a move to Portugal, § 6 AStG taxes shares nobody sold, and the 1980 convention gives German public pensions to Portugal alone.
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French taxes in Portugal: the article 20 that was replaced
The 1971 convention was amended in 2016 and its public-pension article rewritten. Who taxes a French pension now, and how nationality changes the answer.
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Spanish taxes in Portugal: one border, two residences
Portuguese residence under CIRS art. 16, the 1993 convention, the word that moves a Spanish public pension, and what the annexes want from you.
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