PRACTICE AREAS

RPS structured its knowledge in order to perform with competence and professionalism in several areas of practice.

      • Consultancy in national and international operations regarding  Corporate Income Tax (IRC);
      • Tax support in companies’ current operations;
      • Elaboration of legal and technical opinion regarding the legal and tax framework of different operations;
      • Support in tax inspections, particularly, within the scope of the Major Taxpayers Unit.
      • Legal and tax advice on corporate reorganizations and restructuring;
      • Intra-group agreements;
      • Tax optimization of post-trade cash flow between companies.
      • Drafting of civil and commercial contracts;
      • Tax analysis of contracts.
      • Consultancy in national and international operations regarding Personal Income Tax (IRS);
      • Tax framework for posted national workers for tax and social security purposes;
      • Tax regularization procedures;
      • Tax optimization of remuneration for tax and social security purposes;
      • Legal-tax support in corrections by indirect methods for unjustified equity increases, namely, manifestations of wealth;
      • Legal and tax advice regarding decisions to waive bank secrecy;
      • Support in tax inspections, namely, within the scope of the Major Taxpayers Unit;
      • Inheritance tax consultancy.
      • Consultancy in national and international operations concerning taxes on assets;
      • Tax analysis of contracts involving real estate;
      • Tax optimization in the acquisition, sale or other transaction involving real estate;
      • Preparation of requests for second evaluation;
      • Follow-up with the Tax Authority on matters related to property taxes.
      • Consultancy in national, intra-community and international operations regarding VAT;
      • VAT refund support;
      • Assistance on VAT recovery, through bad debts;
      • Management of VAT deduction methods.
  • Tax optimization of remuneration for tax and social security purposes.
      • Support in the implementation of foreign companies in Portugal;
      • Assistance in applying conventions to avoid double taxation and European directives, to optimize the tax burden;
      • Tax optimization of international business groups;
      • Tax support in the review of transnational contracts, in order to identify and optimize tax contingencies;
      • Tax framework for expatriates, in terms of income taxes and social security;
      • Tax advice on non-habitual residents.
      • Prevention and resolution of tax litigation;
      • Legal-tax support in internal or external tax inspections;
      • Tax settlement disputes, namely, through gracious claims, requests for review and judicial challenges;
      • Contestation of corrections by indirect methods, with the possibility of intervention as an expert;
      • Contestation of tax reversals, namely from managers;
      • Contestation of fines in tax offense proceedings;
      • Preparation of binding information requests.
      • Legal and tax assistance in the tax arbitration process;
      • Possibility of intervention as an appointed arbitrator.
  • Forensic support in prosecuting tax crimes.