pbbr provides legal advice and assistance regarding tax matters with a view to the optimisation of its Clients’ position via-à-vis their tax obligations and the tax authorities, by providing strategic advice that covers all Portuguese and international aspects of tax law.

The advice and assistance provided includes: 

• Continuous tax advice in order to ensure compliance with tax obligations
• Drafting and submission of consultation requests to the tax authorities
• Drafting of claims, defences and appeals with regard to direct and indirect taxation
• Tax planning in national and transnational operations, restructuring, M&A
• Design of tax efficient schemes – tax neutral structures and SPVs
• Structuring of the tax aspects of property transactions, property and securities transactions and investment funds
• Indirect taxes, special taxes, property taxes and inheritance and gift taxes
• Assistance with audits and tax inspections