Deadlines for 2030

Every recurring obligation for a freelancer (Categoria B, regime simplificado). Some only apply to you in certain situations — those are marked.

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January

• 21 Jan
  SS Segurança Social contribution payment Jan 2030

  Pay this month's contribution, between the 10th and the 20th. The reference (referência MB) is on Segurança Social Direta.

  Only if you pay Segurança Social (not in your first 12 months).

  Moved from Sun 20 Jan (weekend/holiday).
  in 1176 days
• 21 Jan
  IVA IVA declaração recapitulativa Q4 2029

  List each EU business client's VAT number and what you invoiced them last quarter. Due a month before the IVA return — not with it. Skip it in quarters with no EU invoices. How to →

  Only if you invoice business clients in other EU countries.

  Moved from Sun 20 Jan (weekend/holiday).
  in 1176 days
• 31 Jan
  SS Segurança Social quarterly declaration Q4 2029

  Declare the income you invoiced in the previous quarter on Segurança Social Direta. This sets your contributions for the next 3 months. How to →

  Only if you pay Segurança Social (not in your first 12 months).
  in 1186 days

February

• 15 Feb
  IRS Confirm household (agregado familiar) IRS 2029

  Check or update your household composition on the Portal das Finanças so deductions are attributed correctly.
  in 1201 days
• 20 Feb
  SS Segurança Social contribution payment Feb 2030

  Pay this month's contribution, between the 10th and the 20th. The reference (referência MB) is on Segurança Social Direta.

  Only if you pay Segurança Social (not in your first 12 months).
  in 1206 days
• 20 Feb
  IVA IVA quarterly return (declaração periódica) Q4 2029

  Submit the quarterly VAT return on the Portal das Finanças, by the 20th of the second month after the quarter (Q2: September). EU services go in campo 7 and must match your declaração recapitulativa.

  Only if you're in the quarterly VAT regime (not exempt under art. 53.º).
  in 1206 days
• 25 Feb
  IRS Validate invoices on e-fatura IRS 2029

  Classify pending invoices on e-fatura, including marking which ones are expenses of your activity (afetação à atividade).
  in 1211 days
• 25 Feb
  IVA IVA quarterly payment Q4 2029

  Pay the VAT due from the quarterly return, by the 25th.

  Only if you're in the quarterly VAT regime (not exempt under art. 53.º).
  in 1211 days

March

• 20 Mar
  SS Segurança Social contribution payment Mar 2030

  Pay this month's contribution, between the 10th and the 20th. The reference (referência MB) is on Segurança Social Direta.

  Only if you pay Segurança Social (not in your first 12 months).
  in 1234 days

April

• 1 Apr
  IRS Review deductions (reclamações) IRS 2029

  Check the deductions the AT calculated for you and complain if something's wrong, before the IRS season opens.

  Moved from Sun 31 Mar (weekend/holiday).
  in 1246 days
• 22 Apr
  SS Segurança Social contribution payment Apr 2030

  Pay this month's contribution, between the 10th and the 20th. The reference (referência MB) is on Segurança Social Direta.

  Only if you pay Segurança Social (not in your first 12 months).

  Moved from Sat 20 Apr (weekend/holiday).
  in 1267 days
• 22 Apr
  IVA IVA declaração recapitulativa Q1 2030

  List each EU business client's VAT number and what you invoiced them last quarter. Due a month before the IVA return — not with it. Skip it in quarters with no EU invoices. How to →

  Only if you invoice business clients in other EU countries.

  Moved from Sat 20 Apr (weekend/holiday).
  in 1267 days
• 30 Apr
  SS Segurança Social quarterly declaration Q1 2030

  Declare the income you invoiced in the previous quarter on Segurança Social Direta. This sets your contributions for the next 3 months. How to →

  Only if you pay Segurança Social (not in your first 12 months).
  in 1275 days

May

• 20 May
  SS Segurança Social contribution payment May 2030

  Pay this month's contribution, between the 10th and the 20th. The reference (referência MB) is on Segurança Social Direta.

  Only if you pay Segurança Social (not in your first 12 months).
  in 1295 days
• 20 May
  IVA IVA quarterly return (declaração periódica) Q1 2030

  Submit the quarterly VAT return on the Portal das Finanças, by the 20th of the second month after the quarter (Q2: September). EU services go in campo 7 and must match your declaração recapitulativa.

  Only if you're in the quarterly VAT regime (not exempt under art. 53.º).
  in 1295 days
• 27 May
  IVA IVA quarterly payment Q1 2030

  Pay the VAT due from the quarterly return, by the 25th.

  Only if you're in the quarterly VAT regime (not exempt under art. 53.º).

  Moved from Sat 25 May (weekend/holiday).
  in 1302 days

June

• 21 Jun
  SS Segurança Social contribution payment Jun 2030

  Pay this month's contribution, between the 10th and the 20th. The reference (referência MB) is on Segurança Social Direta.

  Only if you pay Segurança Social (not in your first 12 months).

  Moved from Thu 20 Jun (weekend/holiday).
  in 1327 days

July

• 1 Jul
  IRS IRS annual return (Modelo 3 + Anexo B) IRS 2029

  File last year's IRS, with Anexo B for your freelance income. The window opens on 1 April.

  Moved from Sun 30 Jun (weekend/holiday).
  in 1337 days
• 22 Jul
  IRS IRS payment on account (pagamento por conta) 1st 2030

  Advance payment of this year's IRS. The AT notifies you if it applies, typically when little tax was withheld last year.

  Only if the AT notified you of pagamentos por conta.

  Moved from Sat 20 Jul (weekend/holiday).
  in 1358 days
• 22 Jul
  SS Segurança Social contribution payment Jul 2030

  Pay this month's contribution, between the 10th and the 20th. The reference (referência MB) is on Segurança Social Direta.

  Only if you pay Segurança Social (not in your first 12 months).

  Moved from Sat 20 Jul (weekend/holiday).
  in 1358 days
• 22 Jul
  IVA IVA declaração recapitulativa Q2 2030

  List each EU business client's VAT number and what you invoiced them last quarter. Due a month before the IVA return — not with it. Skip it in quarters with no EU invoices. How to →

  Only if you invoice business clients in other EU countries.

  Moved from Sat 20 Jul (weekend/holiday).
  in 1358 days
• 31 Jul
  SS Segurança Social quarterly declaration Q2 2030

  Declare the income you invoiced in the previous quarter on Segurança Social Direta. This sets your contributions for the next 3 months. How to →

  Only if you pay Segurança Social (not in your first 12 months).
  in 1367 days

August

• 20 Aug
  SS Segurança Social contribution payment Aug 2030

  Pay this month's contribution, between the 10th and the 20th. The reference (referência MB) is on Segurança Social Direta.

  Only if you pay Segurança Social (not in your first 12 months).
  in 1387 days

September

• 2 Sep
  IRS IRS payment IRS 2029

  Pay any IRS owed from the annual assessment (nota de cobrança).

  Moved from Sat 31 Aug (weekend/holiday).
  in 1400 days
• 20 Sep
  IRS IRS payment on account (pagamento por conta) 2nd 2030

  Advance payment of this year's IRS. The AT notifies you if it applies, typically when little tax was withheld last year.

  Only if the AT notified you of pagamentos por conta.
  in 1418 days
• 20 Sep
  SS Segurança Social contribution payment Sep 2030

  Pay this month's contribution, between the 10th and the 20th. The reference (referência MB) is on Segurança Social Direta.

  Only if you pay Segurança Social (not in your first 12 months).
  in 1418 days
• 20 Sep
  IVA IVA quarterly return (declaração periódica) Q2 2030

  Submit the quarterly VAT return on the Portal das Finanças, by the 20th of the second month after the quarter (Q2: September). EU services go in campo 7 and must match your declaração recapitulativa.

  Only if you're in the quarterly VAT regime (not exempt under art. 53.º).
  in 1418 days
• 25 Sep
  IVA IVA quarterly payment Q2 2030

  Pay the VAT due from the quarterly return, by the 25th.

  Only if you're in the quarterly VAT regime (not exempt under art. 53.º).
  in 1423 days

October

• 21 Oct
  SS Segurança Social contribution payment Oct 2030

  Pay this month's contribution, between the 10th and the 20th. The reference (referência MB) is on Segurança Social Direta.

  Only if you pay Segurança Social (not in your first 12 months).

  Moved from Sun 20 Oct (weekend/holiday).
  in 1449 days
• 21 Oct
  IVA IVA declaração recapitulativa Q3 2030

  List each EU business client's VAT number and what you invoiced them last quarter. Due a month before the IVA return — not with it. Skip it in quarters with no EU invoices. How to →

  Only if you invoice business clients in other EU countries.

  Moved from Sun 20 Oct (weekend/holiday).
  in 1449 days
• 31 Oct
  SS Segurança Social quarterly declaration Q3 2030

  Declare the income you invoiced in the previous quarter on Segurança Social Direta. This sets your contributions for the next 3 months. How to →

  Only if you pay Segurança Social (not in your first 12 months).
  in 1459 days

November

• 20 Nov
  SS Segurança Social contribution payment Nov 2030

  Pay this month's contribution, between the 10th and the 20th. The reference (referência MB) is on Segurança Social Direta.

  Only if you pay Segurança Social (not in your first 12 months).
  in 1479 days
• 20 Nov
  IVA IVA quarterly return (declaração periódica) Q3 2030

  Submit the quarterly VAT return on the Portal das Finanças, by the 20th of the second month after the quarter (Q2: September). EU services go in campo 7 and must match your declaração recapitulativa.

  Only if you're in the quarterly VAT regime (not exempt under art. 53.º).
  in 1479 days
• 25 Nov
  IVA IVA quarterly payment Q3 2030

  Pay the VAT due from the quarterly return, by the 25th.

  Only if you're in the quarterly VAT regime (not exempt under art. 53.º).
  in 1484 days

December

• 20 Dec
  IRS IRS payment on account (pagamento por conta) 3rd 2030

  Advance payment of this year's IRS. The AT notifies you if it applies, typically when little tax was withheld last year.

  Only if the AT notified you of pagamentos por conta.
  in 1509 days
• 20 Dec
  SS Segurança Social contribution payment Dec 2030

  Pay this month's contribution, between the 10th and the 20th. The reference (referência MB) is on Segurança Social Direta.

  Only if you pay Segurança Social (not in your first 12 months).
  in 1509 days