My lawyer, with whom I’ve been quite happy until now, emailed me earlier this week to say they “forgot” to bill me for the last two years of tax representative “service” and now I need to pay for those two past years plus the current year. I responded that there is no longer a legal requirement for a tax representative (I am a non-EU citizen who applied for a GV based on investment and have no past or foreseeable future tax obligations in Portugal), the lawyer should have alerted me to that fact, and I have no interest in making the requested payment or having the lawyer continue as my tax representative. The lawyer responded that I was contractually responsible for giving notice if I wanted to terminated the “service” (not true) and I need to pay. Before deciding whether to continue disputing the charge, does anyone have input on whether I’ll regret not having the lawyer as my tax representative? For example, will I need anything from the tax authorities (such as a declaration of having no outstanding tax obligations) if I ever get final visa approval with which I might want the lawyer to help me? Also, if I do try to axe the lawyer, do I really need to sign up for electronic notices myself? The article that NomadGate published on this topic back in 2022 says that only those with tax obligations have to register with the Portuguese Finance Portal’s electronic notification system.