Business Services in Portugal: Corporate Support
Business services in Portugal help founders and foreign-owned companies form a company, keep its accounts and run payroll once they hire. We prepare filings for the commercial registry, the Autoridade Tributária and Segurança Social from first registration to final filing.
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Who Needs Business Help in Portugal
Filings for the commercial registry, the Autoridade Tributária and Segurança Social are prepared from the first registration to the final filing.
Your company may need support before it opens in Portugal, while it builds its finance and compliance functions, or when it hires.
Company formation, corporate bank account support and business accounting are handled together when your plans span all three.
The service covers company formation, business bank account support and business accounting for founders and foreign-owned companies. Holding company setup and Madeira company formation are available with standard articles of association.
Accounting, VAT, payroll, corporate tax compliance and company secretarial work are available for established businesses and finance teams. Employer-side immigration documents, relocation and payroll work are available for employers. The guides on investment funds, crypto regulation and buying property explain the rules for investors and regulated businesses.
Business and Corporate Services in Portugal
Formation, banking and accounting cover the core setup and finance needs. Corporate tax, secretarial and payroll work cover ongoing business matters. The guides below explain acquisitions, funds, real estate, fintech and crypto regulation.
Your company can bring several of these services into one enquiry.
- Business Accounting in Portugal Ongoing accounting and outsourced finance support for your company or foreign-owned Portuguese operation. Read more
- Company Formation in Portugal Company formation with standard articles of association for founders, subsidiaries and foreign-owned companies. Read more
- Company Secretarial Compliance in Portugal Company secretarial records, registry filings and beneficial-owner (RCBE) records for your company. Read more
- Payroll Services in Portugal Payroll, employer support and employment administration for your company's workforce. Read more
- VAT Registration in Portugal VAT registration and ongoing compliance support for your company or non-resident business. Read more
Setting Up a Company in Portugal
Company formation in Portugal covers founders, subsidiaries and foreign-owned businesses. Holding company setup supports your group. Madeira companies are formed for business plans centered on Madeira.
Business bank account support covers your company’s corporate account. Founders whose business plans also involve immigration can use Startup Visa support: a specialist prepares the IAPMEI programme file and the residence-visa documents. The starting a business guide and the doing business guide explain the wider project.
Accounting, VAT and Corporate Tax in Portugal
Business accounting covers ongoing accounting and outsourced finance work. VAT registration and related compliance are handled for your company, and payroll services cover its recurring payroll and employment administration.
Certified accountants provide tax compliance and tax consultancy on corporate tax and on international tax structuring for groups with cross-border needs. A group that also runs a Spanish subsidiary can open its corporate bank account in Spain through Advisors in Spain. The bank reviews the parent company’s incorporation documents and beneficial owners before the account opens. Audit services support the company’s finance team.
Company Secretarial and Ongoing Compliance in Portugal
Company secretarial and compliance support covers your company’s ongoing governance and corporate records.
Guides explain the procedures behind shareholder agreements, quota transfers and company registrations, buying a company in Portugal, payment institution and fintech licensing and crypto regulation. Further guides cover data protection, debt collection, company liquidation and trademark registration.
Hiring Staff and Investing in Portugal
Corporate immigration support covers employer-side immigration documents, which a specialist prepares. Corporate relocation supports executives and employees moving for the business, and payroll services cover the finance work related to your workforce. The employing staff guide explains the employer’s obligations.
The guides on investment funds in Portugal and buying property in Portugal explain how fund and property investments work. The accounting and VAT work that follows an investment runs through business accounting and VAT registration.
Set out what your company needs in Portugal
Describe the company formation, tax, accounting, payroll or relocation work your company needs.
Guides worth reading first
Starting and Structuring
Tax, Regulation and Investment
Frequently Asked Questions
Which service should my company use when setting up in Portugal?
Can one team handle tax, accounting and company work?
Does the service cover companies that already operate in Portugal?
Can the service help a company hire or relocate staff?
Can the work be discussed in English or Portuguese?
How the Service Works
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One team for the whole case.
One team handles company formation, tax, accounting and payroll work when your company needs more than one service.
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English or Portuguese.
Your company or finance team can work in English or Portuguese, whichever you are most comfortable in.
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A plain answer on scope.
You are told plainly if a case is outside the service.
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Every enquiry is read in house, and the aim is a reply within one business day.