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For digital nomads & remote founders

Swap the coast for the countryside. Pay 12.5% company tax.

Make one of Portugal's interior towns your base, run your business from there, and your Portuguese company pays 12.5% corporate tax on its first €50,000 of profit — instead of 15%. We set it all up for you, 100% online.

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Applies when your company's activity and management are genuinely based in one of the 165 municipalities or 73 parishes listed in Portaria 208/2017. Profit above €50,000 is taxed at 19%.

Corporate tax on your first €50,000

Standard rate (2026)
19%
Small company rate
15%
Interior territories
12.5%
eligible municipalities + parishes
165 + 73
company setup, from (+ gov. fees)
€1,000
online — no trip to a registry
100%
deduction for net new hires
120%

Why remote founders are looking inland

Lisbon and Porto are great — and crowded. Portugal's interior gives you the same EU company and the same time zone, at a lower cost of living — plus a tax break designed to bring businesses there.

Lower corporate tax

12.5% on your first €50,000 of profit under article 41.º-B of the Tax Benefits Statute.

A real EU company

A Portuguese Lda. with limited liability, a Portuguese bank account and a credible base for invoicing clients across Europe and beyond.

Lower living costs

Rent and day-to-day costs in interior towns are typically far below Lisbon and Porto levels.

Coworking built for it

Portugal has a public network of coworking spaces in interior towns, created to attract remote workers.

The honest fine print: is this for you?

The reduced rate isn't a mailbox trick. The Tax Authority requires your company's activity and effective management to be located in the interior — so it works for nomads who are ready to put down roots, not for perpetual travellers.

A great fit if you…

  • want to slow down and make an interior town your home base
  • freelance, consult or run an online business with clients anywhere
  • expect meaningful profit and want to keep more of it in the company
  • may hire locally — net new jobs are deductible at 120%
  • are an EU citizen, or have (or are getting) a Portuguese visa or residence permit

Not for you if you…

  • move country every few months and never really settle
  • only want a registered address in the interior while working elsewhere
  • plan to run the business day-to-day from Lisbon, Porto or abroad
  • expect the rate to apply to all your profit (it covers the first €50,000)

From laptop to interior company in four steps

  1. 1

    Pick your base

    Tell us the town you have in mind. We check the exact address against the municipality and parish list in Portaria 208/2017.

  2. 2

    We register your Lda.

    Licensed Portuguese lawyers incorporate your company with its registered office in the interior — NIF, articles, registry filing and beneficial-owner (RCBE) declaration included.

  3. 3

    Set up a real presence

    We point you to office, coworking and domiciliation options nearby, help with the bank account and tell you which evidence to keep.

  4. 4

    Claim the rate each year

    Our partner accountants apply the 12.5% rate in your annual IRC return and track the EU de minimis limit.

What it's worth, in euros

Corporate tax (IRC) for a small company in 2026, before municipal surcharges. The saving caps at €1,250 a year — the rest of the case is lower costs, the hiring deduction and quality of life.

Taxable profit Coast (SME rate) Interior You keep
€30,000 €4,500 €3,750 +€750
€50,000 €7,500 €6,250 +€1,250
€80,000 €13,200 €11,950 +€1,250

Illustrative only. Dividends or salary you pay yourself are taxed separately, depending on where you are personally tax resident.

Everything to get your interior company running

Our Premium package, set up for an interior base. Fixed fee, no surprises.

€1,250 + gov. fees

Or Standard from €1,000 with pre-approved articles.

  • Eligibility check for your chosen town
  • Lda. registration with an interior registered office
  • Custom articles of association
  • NIF for every partner and manager
  • RCBE beneficial-owner filing
  • Bank account assistance
  • Referral to an accountant who knows article 41.º-B
  • Video call consultation

Questions nomads ask us

Not if you're always on the move. The reduced rate requires the company's activity and effective management to be located in an interior territory. You can travel, but the business has to be genuinely run from your base in the interior — that's where decisions are made, where you work most of the time and where the company's records show it operates.

No. 12.5% applies to the first €50,000 of taxable profit each year. Profit above that is taxed at the standard rate (19% in 2026). Dividends or salary you then pay yourself are taxed separately according to where you are personally tax resident.

No. A registered address alone does not qualify; the Portuguese Tax Authority looks at where the company actually operates and is managed. A rented room, office or coworking desk you really use — and living nearby — is what makes the benefit hold up.

In practice, yes: to manage the company from an interior territory you need to spend most of your working time there. Owning a Portuguese company does not by itself give non-EU citizens the right to live in Portugal, so you will also need a suitable visa or residence permit. EU/EEA citizens can move freely.

Yes. Any nationality can own and manage a Portuguese Lda. Every partner and manager needs a Portuguese NIF (tax number), which we can arrange.

The eligible areas are the 165 municipalities and 73 parishes listed in Portaria 208/2017, mostly in the north-east, the centre and the Alentejo. Tell us the town you have in mind and we will check the exact address before you register.

Want the legal detail? Read our full guide: 12.5% Corporate Tax in Portugal's Interior (Low-Density) Regions

Ready to make the interior your base?

Tell us where you want to live and work. We'll confirm the town qualifies and register your company — 100% online.

Set up my interior company

General information, not tax advice. GetLDA.pt is not a law firm; licensed partner lawyers and accountants advise on your situation.