# A foreign company with staff in Portugal

If people already work for your foreign company from Portugal, we set out the Portuguese tax consequences for the company and the steps it takes here.

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## Our services

- [Staff in Portugal for a company abroad For one to three people working here, we set out the company's tax, Social Security and payroll position.](/services/staff-in-portugal/)
- [Starting a company If you decide to employ your staff through a Portuguese company, we set out the regime to choose, its registrations and its first-year obligations.](/services/starting-a-company/)
- [Restructuring If you are considering moving the company or changing its structure, we set out the alternatives, with the figures and the steps for each.](/services/restructuring/)
- [A letter from the tax authority We read the letter, check its deadline and prepare a factual or divergence reply.](/services/tax-authority-response-corrections/)
- Payroll and accounts

  Payroll for a company with no entity here can run through a provider the company chooses. Once you set up a Portuguese company, our partner accountant can keep its accounts, run its payroll and sign its return.

## Related services

- Moving to Portugal

  [Your first tax year](/services/moving-to-portugal/)
- Moving to Portugal

  [IFICI registration](/services/ifici-regime-application/)
- Living in Portugal

  [Annual Tax Support](/services/annual-tax-support/)

## What decides your case

- A stay passing 183 days in any 12-month period, or a habitual home, normally makes staff resident from their first day here.
- Contracts habitually concluded here, or a fixed place of business, can make part of your profit taxable here.
- Payroll can run through a provider. If Portuguese Social Security applies, standard contributions are 23.75% for the employer and 11% for the employee.
- A valid A1 certificate can keep a posted employee in another country's Social Security system while the posting conditions are met.

## Tax Consultation for your company

A 30-minute call with your adviser on a question for you and the company, then a follow-up memo within 3 working days after the call.

[Request a Tax Consultation for your company](/services/tax-consultation-company/#request)

## What clients say

- > My salary was still being paid from the US, but California also thought I had not really left. I needed someone who understood Portugal first, then could read the treaty and the state-residency problem without turning it into guesswork. The advice gave my US CPA a clear position to work from.

  American tech employee, Lisbon

From clients we have advised. Names withheld at their request.

## Guides

 [See all insights](/insights/)

- Law as at 13 June 2026

  ### [Digital nomad visa (D8): tax in Portugal](/guides/digital-nomad-visa-tax-portugal/)
- Law as at 19 October 2026

  ### [Social security in Portugal 2026: employees and freelancers](/guides/portugal-social-security-expats/)
- Law as at 13 June 2026

  ### [Cross-border tax in Portugal](/guides/cross-border-tax-portugal/)
- Law as at 19 October 2026

  ### [IFICI Portugal 2026: who qualifies](/guides/ifici/)

## Tell us about your situation

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Source: https://taxbordr.com/companies/foreign-company-staff-in-portugal/

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