Freelancing in Portugal
Know your next admin step.
Opening activity, issuing recibos verdes, checking VAT or preparing a Social Security declaration? Start with a free checklist or guide for the task in front of you.
Finkavo's app is in private beta. Joining the waitlist does not give immediate access. These public guides and tools work without an account.
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What do you need to do today?
Before filling in the activity-opening declaration, review the choices it asks you to make. Keep the submission confirmation.
Read the activity-opening guideUnderstand recibos verdes and the questions to check about VAT. Do not assume every freelancer or foreign client has the same treatment.
Understand recibos verdesCheck VAT questionsCheck the reporting period, account steps and the difference between filing a declaration and making a payment.
Read the quarterly declaration guidePrivate beta
Want Finkavo to help organise these tasks?
Join the waitlist for updates about app access. You can tell us which task you need help with in the optional field. Do not include tax numbers, account details or private documents.
Join the app waitlist →About the private beta
What Finkavo is being built to do
Finkavo is being built to help organise Portuguese tax and admin tasks. App access is currently restricted. The public resources above are available now; the waitlist is for updates about access.
Prepare your IRS information
Build your Modelo 3 annexes, Anexo B included, from your profile and the records you add, with the rule behind each field. You check the return and submit it at the Portal das Finanças.
Organise quarterly VAT information
See your quarter from the invoices you issued and received, what is still to classify, and what to check before you file the return at the Portal das Finanças.
Keep track of obligations
Deadlines for IVA, Segurança Social, Modelo 3 and others, worked out from your profile, with email reminders and calendar sync.
Understand an official letter
Upload a letter from AT or Segurança Social: Finkavo says what it is, the deadline it sets and the next steps, with the rule cited.
Understand activity-code choices
Find the CAE code for your activity and compare the simplified regime with organised accounts for your income.
Prepare an accountant handoff
Share a read-only pack with your contabilista, or see certified accountants (OCC-registered) when your case needs one.
Straight answers
Freelancer FAQ
How does submission work?
Finkavo prepares the return and a checklist, with the rule behind each value. You check it and submit it yourself at the Portal das Finanças; Finkavo does not file on your behalf.
What will the Freelancer plan include?
Modelo 3 preparation with Anexo B, a quarterly VAT view, personalised reminders for IVA, Segurança Social, Modelo 3 and IUC, a reader for AT and Segurança Social letters, and CAE and regime guidance. App access is in private beta.
Simplificado or Contabilidade Organizada, which regime am I on?
Finkavo shows both freelancer regimes side by side against your income, so you can see how each would tax you before you file. The simplified regime covers up to €200,000 of Category B income a year, and you can opt for organised accounts (CIRS art. 28.º).
What if my situation is too complex for software alone?
Finkavo hands off to a curated shortlist of certified contabilistas who work with freelancers, on your terms, no data shared without your action.
Want Finkavo to help organise these tasks?
Join the waitlist for updates about app access. You can tell us which task you need help with in the optional field. Do not include tax numbers, account details or private documents.
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