VAT and car taxation
By: PEDRO SIMÕES financial@portugalresident.com RECENTLY, WE heard in the press that Portugal was sued by the European Union because VAT is being paid on car tax. However, that information was
Estate planning
By: JOHN WESTWOOD Managing Director, Blacktower Financial Management Group financial@portugalresident.com John Westwood is the Managing Director of Blacktower Financial Management (International). Please telephone 289 355 685. WITH HOUSE prices increasing
It’s timing that reaps financial rewards
By: BILL BLEVINS financial@portugalresident.com THE TRADITIONAL maxim for stock market investment is “buy low, sell high”. While this sounds sensible advice, it’s much harder than it sounds. How do you
Inheritance tax could be axed
By: BILL BLEVINS financial@portugalresident.com FOLLOWING PROPOSALS for revolutionary tax cuts in the UK by the Conservative party, inheritance tax (IHT) may be scrapped. But first the Tories have to win
Self catering accommodation & licensing requirements Part 3
Self catering accommodation and licensing requirements – Part three: Owners, agents and holidaymakers By: DENNIS SWING-GREENE International Fiscal Consultant for euroFINESCO financial@portugalresident.com WHEN THE relationship is directly between the owner
Credit crunches and currency crises
By: DAVID JOHNSON financial@portugalresident.com Last time I wrote about concerns over increasing levels of default in the US mortgage market, especially those loans where the borrower has a less than
Self catering accommodation & licensing requirements Part 1
Self catering accommodation and licensing requirements – Part one: Current Legislation By: DENNIS SWING-GREENE International Fiscal Consultant for euroFINESCO financial@portugalresident.com UNDER CURRENT Portuguese law, for a property to be required
Self catering accommodation & licensing requirements Part 2
Self catering accommodation and licensing requirements – Part two: The goose that lays the golden egg By: DENNIS SWING-GREENE International Fiscal Consultant for euroFINESCO financial@portugalresident.com IF SPECIFIC zoning licensing is
Knowing about trusts
By: BILL BLEVINS
Tax update from the UK
By: BILL BLEVINS Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks financial@portugalresident.com THE CHARTERED Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has welcomed UK draft legislation exempting individuals from a benefit in kind charge on their own