IMI Taxes Due on Lisboa Property Purchased 02.01.22

[tommigun (Tommy Gunn)]

to be clear - you need a tax rep to obtain your initial NIF if you are non-EU.
This usually comes with a 1-year contract of tax representation.

However, the requirement to maintain your tax rep were relaxed back in 2022, and are described in detail in this thread:

How to remove Portuguese NIF fiscal tax representative (while still resident outside Portugal)

No, this is not correct. You are only obliged to maintain a fiscap rep if you are subject to VAT. If you ONLY own a property then you EITHER hire a rep OR subscribe to electronic notifications directly on the Portal das Financas (where the latter is free of charge). Please re-read this quote from the same AT link - I highlighted the relevant points: 2 - Cidadãos residentes noutro país ou território (considerado país terceiro): ** Depende. Os cidadãos residentes nestes países que tenham uma …

[anonymous81]

Moreover, note that any Portuguese citizen resident in Portugal can serve as your tax rep. One of my friends was happy to help me out by serving as my tax rep and saving me a few bucks. Drinks are on me.

For a typical non-resident, the tax rep’s obligations are negligible. Once a year he receives my property tax bill and hands it over to me when convenient, but I can also download this online, and my IMI bill is set for autopay from my Multibanco account anyway. He’s not on the hook to pay my taxes.