| Your first step is to get registered with the Portuguese fiscal authority, social security and health system. You'll have to do that in person, but from then on interactions will all be online. Your best bet is to go to a "Loja do Cidadão" (citizen's shop), where all services are in one place. There's a Loja do Cidadão on major cities. Then, you'll have a few options. If the remote company has no Portuguese subsidiary, you'll have to operate as an independent contractor (trabalhador independente) or as a one person company (sociedade unipessoal). It's basically the same, except as a company you must have an accountant. As an independent contractor you may have an accountant, or you may choose a simplified accounting model where you don't declare expenses, and your profit margin is estimated by the fiscal authority. Income tax is progressive. You should be able to read the brackets here: https://economiafinancas.com/2017/escaloes-irs-2018/ You declare your income in May, and pay income tax in July/August. Social security is a fixed rate: 29.6%. It is a mandatory retirement savings, and provides disability income should you require it. You pay social security quarterly or monthly. Access to the national health service is not dependent on any tax or regular payment. You don't need health insurance. As an independent contractor, you would pay VAT, but cross-border transactions are exempt, so your VAT is probably zero (check this with an accountant; EU's rules on cross border transactions are in flux). References: https://www.portaldocidadao.pt/ http://www.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt/ |