Tax

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Lança LAB offers comprehensive legal representation for its clients before the Portuguese tax authorities and courts.

Our team provides ongoing, expert legal advice on all matters related to fiscal and parafiscal law, ensuring that our clients are fully informed and compliant with current tax regulations in Portugal.

In the area of tax litigation, we assist clients in assessing potential tax risks and liabilities, offering strategic advice to mitigate contingencies. We also provide support throughout the entire tax inspection process, including the monitoring of audits and the defence of clients’ interests both administratively and judicially.

Our goal is to safeguard our clients’ positions while effectively navigating the complexities of the Portuguese tax system.

Whether advising on tax compliance or representing clients in contentious matters, Lança Legal Advice Boutique is dedicated to delivering personalised legal solutions for all tax-related issues, ensuring that our clients’ interests are robustly defended at every stage.

  • Comprehensive Expertise: Whether you are an individual seeking to optimize personal taxes, a business aiming to streamline operations and minimize corporate tax burdens, or an investor with international interests, our diverse team brings deep expertise across all aspects of tax law.
  • Transaction-Focused Advisory: We excel in advising on tax implications during critical business transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, or major investments. We ensure that the tax consequences of these transactions are understood, and opportunities for tax optimization are fully realized.
  • Tailored Strategies: We understand that every client’s situation is unique. Our approach is always personalized to meet the specific needs of each client, whether you’re looking for proactive tax planning or strategic guidance on complex tax matters.
  • International Perspective: With a global outlook, we are equipped to handle cross-border tax issues, ensuring that our clients are not only compliant but also positioned to leverage international tax structures to their advantage.
what we do

At Lança LAB, we provide expert tax advice tailored to both individuals and businesses, with a particular focus on transactions, projects, and the complex landscape of national and international tax law. Our team of experienced professionals delivers strategic insights and customized solutions in a wide range of tax matters, ensuring that our clients remain compliant while optimizing their tax positions.

We specialize in a broad spectrum of tax services, including corporate taxes, wealth management, international tax planning, and transactional tax advisory, providing the depth of expertise needed to navigate today’s complex tax environment.

Income Tax (IRS), Corporate Tax (IRC), and Value-Added Tax (IVA)

Our tax advisory services cover the full range of income and corporate taxation, as well as VAT matters, ensuring that businesses and individuals alike are properly structured for maximum efficiency.

  • IRS (Personal Income Tax): We provide personalized tax planning and compliance services for individuals, helping to optimize income tax positions and minimize liabilities through tax-efficient structures and deductions. This includes advice on income from employment, investments, and other personal income sources.

  • IRC (Corporate Income Tax): For businesses, we offer comprehensive corporate tax services, including tax structuring, strategic planning, and compliance for companies of all sizes. Whether you’re navigating standard corporate tax obligations or looking to optimize your corporate structure for tax efficiency, we provide clear, actionable advice.

  • IVA (Value-Added Tax): VAT can be complex, particularly for businesses operating across multiple jurisdictions. We assist clients with VAT planning, compliance, and risk management strategies, ensuring businesses are fully aligned with VAT laws in the jurisdictions they operate in, while minimising the risk of audits or penalties.

Excise Taxes

Excise taxes often apply to specific goods and services such as alcohol, tobacco, energy products, and luxury items. Our team provides in-depth advice on excise tax obligations, including the implications of local and international rules. We assist clients in structuring their operations to ensure compliance with excise tax regulations, while also identifying opportunities for exemptions or reductions where available.

  • Tax Efficiency in Production and Distribution: We advise businesses on how excise taxes impact their supply chain, production, and distribution models, with a focus on maximizing tax efficiency and reducing overall liability.
  • Cross-Border Excise Issues: For multinational businesses, we offer guidance on excise tax issues across borders, ensuring compliance with the relevant national regulations while minimizing the impact of cross-border taxation.
Wealth Taxes

Wealth taxes can be a significant concern for high-net-worth individuals and families, especially when it comes to estate planning and the transfer of wealth across generations. Our tax experts work closely with clients to develop effective wealth tax strategies that preserve and protect assets.

  • Estate Planning and Wealth Transfer: We offer strategic advice on structuring estates, trusts, and other vehicles to mitigate wealth taxes and ensure smooth transfers of wealth to heirs. Our advice is geared towards minimizing the tax burden on your estate while maximizing wealth preservation.
  • Tax Efficient Investments: Our services include advising clients on investment strategies that are tax-efficient, reducing the exposure to wealth taxes on income, capital gains, and other types of assets.
Stamp Duty

Stamp duty can apply to a range of transactions, from the transfer of real estate to shares or securities. Our team provides advice on the stamp duty implications of these transactions, helping clients manage the tax liabilities associated with transfers of ownership or other transactions that might trigger stamp duty obligations.

  • Real Estate Transactions: For businesses and individuals involved in real estate deals, we offer tailored advice on how to minimize stamp duty costs while ensuring full compliance with applicable regulations.
  • Corporate Transactions: We also advise on the stamp duty impact of share and asset transfers in the context of mergers, acquisitions, or restructuring. Our goal is to ensure that all stamp duty obligations are met while optimizing the tax consequences of these corporate events.
Tax Benefits and Incentives

Governments often provide tax benefits and incentives to promote certain activities, industries, or investment types. Our team helps clients take advantage of these incentives by identifying opportunities for tax credits, deductions, and exemptions in areas such as research and development, energy efficiency, and investments in key sectors.

  • Research & Development (R&D) Tax Credits: For businesses involved in innovation, we provide advice on leveraging tax credits available for research and development activities. This can significantly reduce the overall tax burden.
  • Sector-Specific Incentives: We also advise on industry-specific tax benefits, including those for technology, renewable energy, and other sectors that may be eligible for tax breaks or incentives.
International Tax Law

For businesses and individuals with cross-border interests, international tax law can be a complex web of treaties, regulations, and compliance requirements. LANÇA LAB offers expert advice on international tax planning, helping clients navigate the complexities of foreign tax jurisdictions while minimizing double taxation and optimizing tax efficiency.

  • Transfer Pricing and Cross-Border Transactions: We help businesses structure intercompany transactions in compliance with international transfer pricing rules, ensuring that profits are taxed in the right jurisdictions and minimizing the risk of tax audits or disputes.
  • Double Taxation Treaties: Our team advises clients on the application of double taxation treaties to reduce the risk of being taxed on the same income in multiple jurisdictions.
  • Expatriate Tax Planning: We also provide expatriate tax planning services for businesses with international employees, ensuring compliance with local tax laws and providing guidance on issues such as tax residency and social security contributions.