Portugal has granted an exceptional extension allowing December 2025 invoices to be reported without penalties until 9 January 2026, instead of 5 January, for all taxable persons submitting data via certified invoicing software or SAF-T (PT). The Portuguese Secretary of State for Tax Affairs has issued Despacho No. 166/2025-XXV, granting an exceptional extension for the communication of invoices r... Read more

Portugal will launch a nationwide Deposit and Refund System (DRS) on 10 April 2026, introducing a 10-cent refundable deposit on certain non-reusable beverage containers to boost recycling and support the circular economy. Read more

Portugal’s 2026 Budget introduces multiple VAT reductions effective 1 January 2026, expanding the application of the reduced 6% rate across agriculture, art, and specific food products. Key measures include cutting VAT to 6% for olive oil production, art gallery sales, and game meat, while extending existing VAT exemptions for agricultural inputs and pet food for animal welfare associations until... Read more

Portugal has extended the validity of PDF e-invoices and postponed the mandatory use of Qualified Electronic Signatures until 2027, giving businesses an extra year to adjust to new digital invoicing rules. The first mandatory annual SAF-T accounting file submission has also been delayed, with the 2026 report now due in 2028 instead of 2027. Last week, the Portuguese Parliament approved a delay to... Read more

S4F backoffice patch is intended for users who have already installed S4F backoffice and are intended to update existing installations to latest version. To do so apply only patches that are marked with version number that is newer than your currently installed instance of backoffice. Please make sure to install all available patches sequentially (without skipping). This package contains instruction, release notes, changelog and software packages required for deployment of this software component. Read more

S4F backoffice installer is intended for users who are installing the software for the first time. Please make sure to obtain latest version of installer and to apply all subsequent patches that are released subsequently. This package contains instruction, release notes, changelog and software packages required for deployment of this software component. This version of the Backoffice installer supports the following countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Read more