&NewLine;<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="les-erreurs-a-eviter-en-temps-que-auto-entrepreneur-au-portugal">MISTAKES TO AVOID AS AN AUTO-ENTREPRENEUR IN PORTUGAL</h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Moving to Portugal to work as a self-employed entrepreneur is an exciting adventure&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Since about <a href="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/la-croissance-au-portugal-une-oppotunite-pour-les-francais/?fbclid=iwar3gtnjenoqjwpqkzr-gwbgp2es4dbqfpomgzjceaan1laqim_gcmac5_mi"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">two to three years of numerous</span></strong></a> opportunities is&rsquo&semi;available to <a href="https://agencelusofrancaiseimmobilier.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="expatriés (opens in a new tab)">expatriates</a> attracted by a freelance adventure in <strong>Portugal</strong>When it comes to important matters such as your career as a freelancer, it's essential to avoid certain mistakes that can sometimes be very costly and put an end to your entrepreunaria&period project; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>So that your <em><strong>Portuguese project</strong></em> doesn&rsquo&semi;t end any sooner than you had planned&period; <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="vivre au portugal consulting (opens in a new tab)" href="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/vivre-au-portugal-consulting/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Living in Portugal Consulting</span></strong></a> has put together a list of the mistakes you need to avoid as a self-employed worker in Portugal&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="l-exemption-de-tva-pour-un-auto-entrepreneur-au-portugal">VAT exemption for self-employed entrepreneurs in Portugal </h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>As a freelancer in Portugal, you are not exempt from VAT and you are obliged to collect VAT from your customers. If your customers are based in France or another country, this does not mean that you are not entitled to collect VAT; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><a href="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/devenir-freelance-au-portugal/"><img src="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/devenir-freelance-au-portugal-1024x576.png" alt="freelance au portugal&newline;" class="wp-image-8672" width="768" height="432"/></a></figure></div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>If your turnover is less than €10,000&comma;00&comma; an auto-entrepreneur or freelancer in Portugal is exempt from VAT&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>Caution&colon;</strong> When you <a href="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/produit/guide-entrepreneur-freelance-au-portugal/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>declare your activity</strong></span></a> as an auto-entrepreneur, you will be asked to estimate your projected sales for the 1st year&period; this amount will have to be prorated&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="absence-de-declaration-de-tva">No VAT return </h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>If, during a given period, you do not generate any sales and do not issue any receipts, this does not exempt you from making your periodic VAT return; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>In France, VAT declarations are made quarterly, so you are obliged to make your VAT declaration every quarter. If you fail to do so, you may be liable to heavy penalties, which could lead to your business being struck off the register; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="ne-pas-emettre-correctement-vos-factures">Failure to issue invoices correctly</h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The first mistake is that freelancers don't fill in invoices correctly and forget to declare VAT&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Freelancers or entrepreneurs can be exempt from VAT when they issue their invoices&period; They must however indicate the article of the VAT code referring to their exemption&period; Non-compliance with this point is frequent&comma; see constant and leads to fines&period;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Some professions&comma; such as doctors&comma; nurses&&num;8230&semi; are fully exempt&period; It is therefore important to find out about the conditions for&rsquo&semi;exemption&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter is-resized"><img src="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/couv-guide-ets-724x1024.jpg" class="wp-image-4319" width="250" height="350"/></figure></div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class="wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">&NewLine;<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">&NewLine;<div class="wp-block-button aligncenter"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-background" href="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/produit/guide-entrepreneur-freelance-au-portugal/" style="background-color:#0e3347">Buy our book </a></div>&NewLine;</div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">&NewLine;<div class="wp-block-button aligncenter"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-background" href="https://www.amazon.fr/entrepreneur-freelance-portugal-guide-business/dp/1095658956/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=utf8&;qid=1560327258&;sr=8-1" style="background-color:#0e3347">Available on Amazon</a></div>&NewLine;</div>&NewLine;</div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="la-securite-social-des-auto-entrepreneur-au-portugal">Social security for auto-entrepreneurs in Portugal</h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Self-employed entrepreneurs in Portugal have the particularity of being able to apply for a <strong>reduction in their social security contributions</strong> This reduces the contributions they have to pay to social security&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="enregistrez-vos-depenses-comptablement">Record your expenses for accounting purposes </h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">For simplified accounting</span>Unfortunately, bill collection related to your operating costs cannot be deducted from your income tax &lpar;IRS&rpar;&period;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Within the framework of organized accounting</span>auto-entrepreneurs will be able to deduct their business-related expenses&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>Don't hesitate to consult our book dedicated to the <a href="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/produit/guide-entrepreneur-freelance-au-portugal/">auto-entrepreneur in Portugal</a> to obtain all the information you need to set up your business and much more&period; </strong></p>&NewLine;
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