IRS

Date: 02/04/2026 16:23:07

Have you submitted your IRS declaration this year already?

The term to do that started yesterday and ends on June 30. Iā€™ve submitted mine today. Last year, I received some money back in about a month (that I spent on my divorce, haha). This year, working as an independent contractor again, I will actually owe some money.

A decorative pond in my neighbourhood park
Pic unrelated: A decorative pond in my neighbourhood park.

An article I use every year to look up how navigate the non-user-friendly system is this one: https://www.deco.proteste.pt/dinheiro/impostos/dicas/irs-ajudamos-preencher-passo-a-passo.

Saved my hide twice already, as my income is usually uncomplicated and hardly requires an accountant.

This year, in addition to Anexo B (for independent contractors), I had to fill out Anexo SS as well. Despite the suspicious abbreviation, it has nothing in common with snakes or last-century Germany, but stands for SeguranƧa Social that Iā€™ve been paying contributions to all year.

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