Pay your taxes in Portugal

How to check your payments

1. Log in to Portal das Finanças (Iniciar Sessão)
2. Go to A Minha Área > Pagamentos
3. Select one of the following options:
• Pagamentos a Decorrer (payment under voluntary collection), or
• Pagamentos em Falta (payment under tax enforcement)
  
  In this area, you can:

• Check outstanding payments, whether within the deadline or overdue
• Access payment documents and detailed information.
• Pay taxes using by MBWay
  
  

Payment methods available

Direct Debit

Direct debit (Débito direto) is a service that lets you pay your taxes through a debit authorization on your bank account, registered with the Tax and Customs Authority - AT. You can use direct debit for recurring and one-off tax payments.

Your bank account must be located in a SEPA (Single Euro Payment Area) country. 

How to join

You can sign up for direct debit:

• online, on the Portal das Finanças under Débito Debito > Adesão, or
• in person, at a local Tax Office (Serviço de Finanças). 
  
  

Confirming account ownership

AT must confirm your IBAN in advance.

If your bank account is not Portuguese, you must submit proof of account ownership issued by your bank.

You can send this document using one of the following options:

• By email to: Dsrc-dga@at.gov.pt

• Via e-balcão:
1. Log in to Portal das Finanças (Iniciar Sessão), using your credentials (NIF and password or Digital Mobile Key – CMD)
2. Navigate to Todos os Serviços > Contactos > Atendimento e-balcão
3. Select: Registar nova questão
4. Choose:
5. Imposto: Registo Contribuinte​
6. Tipo de questão: Atividade
   
7. Questão: NIB/ IBAN

Fill the form and attach the required documents

• By post to: DSRC – Av. João XXI, 76 – 6.º, 1049-065 Lisboa, Portugal
   

Deadlines

To ensure your payment is processed on time:

• if the payment deadline falls within a given month or on the first business day of the following month, you must complete the sign-up process by the 15th of that month (or by the 10th for instalment payments).
• Begin the process at least 5 working days before the deadline.​ 

Direct debit charges are always preceded by a payment notice (except for self-assessed VAT).  The notice includes the amount and the debit date and is sent by SMS or email to the contacts registered on the Portal das Finanças.

MB Way

MB Way allows you to pay taxes online, using:

• The Situação Fiscal – Pagamentos app, available on the App Store and Google Play, or
• The Portal das Finanças under A Minha Área > Pagamentos

You must install and activate the MB Way service. For more information, visit mbway.pt.

ATM

You can pay taxes at any ATM, using the payment reference shown on the tax document.

How to use

1. Insert your bank card.
2. Select Pagamentos ao Estado (payments to the State)
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
   

Homebanking

Other payment locations

• Tax offices
• Post offices
  
• Banks
  

Important notes:

• Cash payments are limited to EUR 500.
• Payments over EUR 100 000 cannot be made with debit card or MB Way.
• Legal entities must pay taxes electronically, regardless of the payment methods specified in tax legislation.​
  
  

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