# Portugal taxes as a freelancer / self employed consultant **URL:** \ **Category:** Tax and legal\ **Tags:** portugal\ **Created:** [December 7, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/portugal-taxes-as-a-freelancer-self-employed-consultant/54859 "2022-12-07T17:31:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bonito](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@bonito](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/bonito)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/portugal-taxes-as-a-freelancer-self-employed-consultant/54859/1 "2022-12-07T17:31:48Z")
Hello, I just did some calculations on income taxes and social security that would be due in PT as a freelancer / self employed, maybe someone is here and can confirm this (if you are already being taxed in PT you might know): 24000€ yearly salary Simplified regime: 75% of 24K tax relevant: → 18000€ as tax base: 3845€ income tax due (tax brackets up to 28.5%) + Social security: only 70% of 24000€ relevant for SS → 16800€ as base 21.4% SS rate for self employed = 3595€ BUT: self employed workers can decrase SS by 25%: 2696€ Social Security due Sum of payments: 6541€ = 27.2% of 24000€ NHR ignored, 20% flat tax rate \> 16% our tax rate Sources: [https://www.pwc.pt/en/pwcinforfisco/tax-guide/2022/pit.html](https://www.pwc.pt/en/pwcinforfisco/tax-guide/2022/pit.html?fbclid=IwAR3HaLCq5tldiGoNuczNBXgC035Y7M4J819XPPKTtXq3aHa-kRJ-YrAGBy8) [https://www.expatica.com/…/self-employment-freelance…/](https://www.expatica.com/pt/finance/taxes/self-employment-freelance-and-corporate-tax-in-portugal-1092039/?fbclid=IwAR3DQuNdEtDWwtOqn0Yvb3xjOVRk0zBMLoahQ0RAG0vACNxmlo0vaey7Uao) [https://www.belionpartners.com/taxation-of-individual-income](https://www.belionpartners.com/taxation-of-individual-income?fbclid=IwAR2PAkGoSQIG899jXaHEQvR7JuW1ZmBFV-TJ1-Leh18m4dFdRBd2WUk8YzU) [https://www.icalculator.info/portugal.html](https://www.icalculator.info/portugal.html?fbclid=IwAR2sQjfx9kA-_3EoxqHv3WWHlk_Az4iMEd_NY52ULD7tPPDNDzcwFJ6FPAg) ---
**Author:** ![bonito](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@bonito](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/bonito)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/portugal-taxes-as-a-freelancer-self-employed-consultant/54859/2 "2022-12-10T17:12:55Z")
No one having any ideas? I would really appreciate some feedback! ---
**Author:** ![ideagirl](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ideagirl](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/ideagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/portugal-taxes-as-a-freelancer-self-employed-consultant/54859/3 "2022-12-11T23:31:27Z")
What visa would you be going on? Are you EU or non EU? Asking because non-EU residents can get a D7 visa, which enables you to get non-habitual resident tax status for 10 years. That means you’re taxed at a flat rate of 20%. There’s a bit on that here: > **[Portugal D7 Visa: Taxes, Requirements, Benefits and Timeline](https://immigrantinvest.com/blog/portugal-d7-visa-income-requirements-en/)** > > The Portuguese government is interested in attracting financially independent foreigners to the country. To obtain a D7 visa, also called the Passive Income Visa, and then a residence permit, they need to confirm passive income, buy or rent housing,... ---
**Author:** ![AlexEcho](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@AlexEcho](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/AlexEcho)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 3:35am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/portugal-taxes-as-a-freelancer-self-employed-consultant/54859/4 "2022-12-27T03:35:50Z")
Unless you have someone who’s gonna host you in PT I can hardly image living on 1600 euro/m … ---
**Author:** ![garrett](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@garrett](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/garrett)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 5:14am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/portugal-taxes-as-a-freelancer-self-employed-consultant/54859/5 "2022-12-27T05:14:38Z")
Minimum wage is less than half of that. Be considerate of your fellow countrymen