FREELANCERS IN PORTUGAL
We help independent professionals establish their activity, meet their full Portuguese personal income tax (IRS) and Social Security obligations, and invoice clients in Portugal and abroad. We also support special regimes such as NHR/RNH where applicable.
Working with international clients can be part of an ordinary freelance business in Portugal. We help organise the Portuguese side of your activity and make the boundaries of the service clear before you commit.
We review the intended activity, relevant CAE/CIRS classifications and the initial Portuguese income tax and VAT framework. Assistance with commencement-of-activity steps is provided where authorised and included in the engagement.
Eligible freelancers can invoice clients in Portugal, elsewhere in the EU and outside the EU. Routine Portuguese invoicing and tax treatment can be included; having a foreign client does not itself make you ineligible.
Recurring plans include applicable Portuguese Social Security compliance, including quarterly income declarations where required, contribution calculation or verification and routine deadline guidance within the agreed scope.
We establish your compliance checklist and document-sharing process. You remain responsible for paying taxes and contributions and providing complete information and authorisations on time.
We handle your full Portuguese personal income tax (IRS) obligations, including preparation and filing of the annual Modelo 3 return and applicable annexes, considering the income that must be reported in Portugal.
We support Portuguese compliance under special regimes such as Non-Habitual Resident (NHR/RNH), where applicable to your circumstances. We review your status, eligibility and required filings; access to a regime is not automatic.
The launch service covers agreed Portuguese compliance. It excludes foreign tax returns and registrations, complex international tax planning, complex residence or treaty issues, immigration and visas, and legal incorporation outside separately agreed authorised scope. Invoicing a foreign client is different from needing advice under several countries’ tax laws.
Request a free introductory call of approximately 15–20 minutes so we can check whether we can help. Where professional analysis is needed before defining the engagement, we offer a standalone Accounting & Tax Assessment for €125 plus applicable VAT. You receive a short structured written report covering assumptions, conclusions, recommendations, next steps and service boundaries.
Once the proposal is accepted, we complete the agreed setup: authorised registration assistance where contracted, routine invoicing guidance, your compliance checklist and document-sharing arrangements.
A Lite or Lite+ plan provides the agreed ongoing Portuguese support. We confirm the appropriate regime, included work and service start date in writing.
A paid assessment is not required in every case. For straightforward, sufficiently clear cases, we may offer onboarding directly. The free call is for qualification and does not include personalised professional tax analysis. We check whether simplified-regime support is appropriate; not every freelancer is legally required to appoint an accountant.
Choose the support you need. Onboarding and monthly fees are starting prices for eligible cases; the final scope and price are confirmed in a written proposal.
Standalone service
€125
Plus applicable VAT
An initial review of the Portuguese accounting and tax framework, with a short written report. Available without onboarding or a subscription. Full advance payment is required before the appointment is confirmed.
Request an assessmentOne-off
From €175
Plus applicable VAT
Agreed activity and accounting setup, authorised registration assistance where contracted, routine invoicing guidance and an individual compliance checklist.
Request an onboarding proposalIf the same customer later contracts an eligible SEMPR.pt onboarding service, 100% of the assessment fee is credited once against that onboarding fee. The credit is not transferable, cannot be exchanged for cash and cannot reduce recurring subscription fees. Example excluding VAT: a €125 assessment already paid leaves €50 to pay on onboarding priced at €175. Monthly fees are separate.
Monthly plan
Accounting support for freelancers
From €94/month
Plus applicable VAT
Portuguese simplified-regime accounting and tax support, where appropriate for your activity.
Monthly plan
Accounting support with additional digital services
From €164/month
Plus applicable VAT
Freelancer support with the Lite+ digital component, specified in your proposal.
All prices are in euros, plus applicable VAT. Nationality, language and the location of your clients alone do not justify different fees. Final fees reflect accepted scope, workload and complexity. The proposal specifies included filings, tools, limits and digital services. Taxes, contributions and third-party costs are excluded unless expressly stated. You remain responsible for paying taxes and contributions and providing the required information and authorisations. Monthly billing starts on the agreed service commencement date.
You may request to reschedule an assessment, subject to availability. Customer cancellation after payment is normally non-refundable, except where applicable law requires a refund, including statutory consumer withdrawal rights. If SEMPR.pt cancels, you may choose a new date or a full refund. Read the full conditions
Full conditions
contabilidade.cloud is SEMPR.pt’s specialist accounting website. Your contact, proposal and ongoing service are handled by SEMPR.pt, with a defined scope and clear responsibilities for your activity.
Our digital working process helps organise information exchange. Before accepting work, we check whether your needs fit our Portuguese service scope and identify any excluded issues that need separate specialist advice.
About SEMPR.ptYes. Eligible freelancers may invoice clients in Portugal, elsewhere in the EU and outside the EU, including Brazil, the UK and the US. Agreed routine Portuguese invoicing, VAT and Social Security compliance, together with full Portuguese personal income tax (IRS) obligations, are within scope. This includes income from foreign clients that must be declared in Portugal and special-regime compliance such as NHR/RNH where applicable. Foreign-client invoicing alone does not make you ineligible; acceptance depends on your circumstances and the nature and complexity of the work.
Yes. All recurring plans include applicable Portuguese Social Security compliance within the engagement, including relevant declarations, contribution calculation or verification and routine deadline guidance. Your obligations depend on your legal regime. You still pay the contributions and provide the information and authorisations needed for the agreed work.
Foreign tax filings and registrations, complex international tax or residence issues, immigration and visas are excluded from this launch service. We identify material issues before accepting a paid commitment. A standard assessment is not a promise to resolve excluded international work.
Not always. The free 15–20 minute introductory call helps establish the next step. We may propose onboarding directly for a straightforward case. The €125 assessment plus applicable VAT is available independently, without onboarding or a recurring subscription, when you need the defined professional assessment.
100% of the assessment fee is credited once against the same customer’s subsequent qualifying SEMPR.pt onboarding. It is not transferable, not cash-redeemable and cannot be used for monthly subscriptions. No credit expiry or requirement to purchase a recurring plan has been approved. At the €175 starting onboarding fee, an assessment already paid leaves €50, excluding applicable VAT.
Contact SEMPR.pt by email or telephone. We agree the scope and arrange payment and scheduling offline. The assessment must be paid in full before we confirm an appointment. Rescheduling is subject to availability. Customer cancellation after payment is normally non-refundable, subject to mandatory rights; if SEMPR.pt cancels, we offer a new date or full refund. Payment alone does not waive statutory consumer rights. Full terms follow below.
LET’S TALK
Share the type of work you do, your intended start date and where your clients are based. We will check whether we can help and explain the appropriate next step.
The free introductory call lasts approximately 15–20 minutes and is for qualification. The email link opens your mail app for you to review and send. Proposals, appointments and payments are arranged directly with SEMPR.pt, offline. A contact request does not confirm an appointment.
Send a brief initial description only. Do not include passwords, tax-portal credentials or sensitive tax documents in this first email. Read the privacy information
Privacy informationThe Accounting & Tax Assessment fee of €125 (plus applicable VAT) must be paid in full before the appointment is confirmed.
Customers may request to reschedule their assessment, subject to availability.
If a customer cancels a confirmed assessment, the fee is non-refundable, except where a refund is required by applicable law, including any statutory consumer withdrawal rights.
When the customer subsequently contracts an eligible SEMPR.pt onboarding service, 100% of the assessment fee will be credited against the onboarding fee.
This credit may be used once, is not transferable, cannot be exchanged for cash and cannot be applied to recurring accounting subscription fees.
If SEMPR.pt cancels the appointment, the customer will be offered a new date or a full refund.
For qualifying consumer distance service contracts, a 14-day withdrawal period generally runs from contract conclusion. Before starting work during that period, SEMPR.pt must provide the required information and obtain the legally required express request or consent and acknowledgement on a durable medium. Where the statutory conditions are met, withdrawal may permit a proportional charge for work already performed. Full performance ends withdrawal rights only where the required legal conditions have been met. Payment alone does not waive these rights. Mandatory remedies remain unaffected.
The assessment is a standalone service and does not require an onboarding or subscription purchase. The credit applies to the same customer’s subsequent qualifying onboarding; no expiry period or recurring-plan purchase condition has been approved. Eligibility and invoice treatment are confirmed by SEMPR.pt. Your written proposal identifies the accepted scope, fees, VAT, responsibilities and exclusions. Payment and appointments are arranged directly with SEMPR.pt, offline. Customer cancellation after payment is normally non-refundable subject to mandatory law; the approved confirmed-assessment policy above applies once an appointment is confirmed. This commercial rule never overrides statutory rights.
This website has no enquiry submission form, enquiry database, online booking or online payment. Email and telephone links let you contact SEMPR.pt through its existing channels. An email link opens a draft for you to review and send in your own mail application; clicking the link does not send a message to SEMPR.pt. SEMPR.pt’s handling of your enquiry is subject to the applicable privacy information. Send a brief initial description and do not include passwords, tax-portal credentials or sensitive documents. For privacy questions, contact sempr@sempr.pt.
This specialist website is operated by SEMPR - SERVIÇOS EMPRESARIAIS LDA., Portuguese company number (NIPC) 516643550, at Rua de Oliveira e Sá, 198 · 4475-263 Maia · Portugal. Contact: sempr@sempr.pt · +351 925 231 012.
The corporate privacy policy describes SEMPR.pt’s handling of enquiries and service relationships. The notice above describes how to make contact through this website. Read the SEMPR.pt corporate privacy policy (Portuguese)