Lots of companies claiming they can help tech workers (digital nomads) from the UK move to Portugal and pay 0% tax on income. Surely this can’t be true?
I have attached some screen caps to evidence these claims.
It just all seems a little too good to be true, and with the window of opportunity closing I’m keen to learn more.
Anyone have experience with this?
Here is one such example:
"This is possible, in part, due to Portugal’s 71 double taxation treaties. According to the regime, as long as the source country of your income has the power to tax your income (regardless of whether or not they actually apply the tax), Portugal will not tax your foreign-sourced income.
The list of income sources that will not be taxed under this set-up includes foreign-source self-employment, royalties, eligible occupations, dividends, capital gains, and investment or rental income."
Many thanks.
you don’t understand what this means. if you are living in portugal, working from your laptop, that is locally sourced income. this does not refer to where the money comes from. realistic sources of foreign income is dividends/rental property. any kind of labour is not going to count
To be fair. different countries use this claim differently.
But yes, it generally would be based on (with work from your laptop) where you were physically present when you did the work. That’s the source.
Why is rent / dividends from another country foreign sourced income, but receiving payments from foreign companies wouldnt be? 🤔
Because it matters where the work is performed. In the case of rent or dividends, it’s passive income so it’s considered to be originating from the other country.