NHR & IFICI: The First-Year Tax Playbook for Newcomers to Portugal

Many expats chase NHR for tax savings but trip over IFICI rules, residency timing, and income classification. In this focused 9‑minute episode Mateus Costa delivers a practical, euro‑exact first‑year playbook to claim NHR safely and avoid IFICI surprises. You’ll get precise thresholds and examples (exact € numbers) for passive income, dividends, pensions, and rental proceeds; the residency day counts that matter; what to register with Finanças; and the single audit red flags that trigger reassessments. This is not theory: clear step‑by‑step actions for the first 90 days and by month 12, plus real‑world sample calculations for a U.S. remote worker and a U.K. pensioner relocating to Portugal. The episode closes with a concise checklist and a strong CTA to Mateus’s course and downloadable tax templates so you can implement the plan without guessing. No hype — just the precise steps, documents, and numbers that protect your tax status.