Portuguese taxpayers will receive an email from the Tax and Customs Authority informing them that the deadline for validating IRS invoices for 2025 has been changed. According to the Lusa news agency, the deadline is no longer February 28th and is now March 2nd, a Monday, as the last day of February coincides with a Saturday this year.
In an email sent to taxpayers, the tax authorities confirm that “the deadline to validate tax invoices for 2025 is in progress until March 2nd”. According to the same source, the change is the result of the tax legislation rules themselves, which transfer the deadline to the first following business day when the last day falls on a weekend.
What must be validated
Validation of invoices is essential to guarantee deductions for IRS collection. The tax administration reminds in the same email that, to benefit from these deductions, “it is essential” to associate pending invoices with the correct sectors and indicate “if you have medical prescriptions for health expenses with a VAT rate of 23%”.
According to the same source, validation must be done individually by each member of the household, including spouse and dependents. The procedure makes it possible to correctly classify expenses and ensure that they are considered in the final tax calculation.
Where and how to validate
Invoices can be validated in each taxpayer’s personal area on e-Fatura, available on the Finance Portal, or through the cell phone application of the same name. These platforms allow you to classify expenses into different categories provided for by law.
Among the areas available are health, education, real estate, homes, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, accommodation and restaurants, hairdressers, gyms, veterinary activities, newspapers and magazines and public transport. If the invoice is placed in the “other” field, it will be included in general and family expenses, subject to a deductible limit of 250 euros.
Specific situations to report
The deadline of March 2 is equally relevant for self-employed workers and those who accumulate salaried work with green receipts. According to the same source, these taxpayers must indicate which invoices relate to professional activity and which correspond to personal expenses.
According to the news agency, separated or divorced parents must also, during this period, communicate on the Finance Portal the existence of alternate residence provided for in the parental responsibilities agreement. The IRS Code requires parents to indicate “the percentage that corresponds to them in sharing expenses”.
Percentages and automatic division
If this communication is not made, or if “the sum of the percentages communicated by both taxpayers does not correspond to 100%, the value of the tax deductions is divided into equal parts”, provides for the IRS Code.
Within the same period, taxpayers can update relevant personal elements, such as family composition, so that this information appears in the pre-filled Income Tax declaration or in the Automatic Income Tax.
Working students also have a deadline
There are also implications for students who are part of the household and have earned income in 2025. According to , if this income does not exceed 2,612.5 euros per year, corresponding to five times the 2025 Social Support Index, proof of attendance at the educational establishment must be submitted by March 2nd.
This communication is necessary so that the student is not taxed independently by the IRS. The now adjusted deadline applies to all these declaratory obligations associated with the invoice validation phase.
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