{"id":1364,"date":"2026-01-27T16:36:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wizecounsel.org\/?page_id=1364"},"modified":"2026-02-19T15:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:24:16","slug":"lda-in-portugal-requalification-risk-france","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wizecounsel.org\/en\/lda-au-portugal-risque-requalification-france\/","title":{"rendered":"LDA: requalification risks France"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1364\" class=\"elementor elementor-1364\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LDA in Portugal: what are the risks of tax requalification in France?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a991497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a991497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Legal framework and points to watch out for<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537e570f elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-social-icons happy-addon ha-social-icons\" data-id=\"537e570f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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huge-mail-open-01\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613ce07f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"613ce07f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8d8afe elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3b8d8afe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cda1467 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cda1467\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f7d864b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f7d864b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The ownership or operation of a <span class=\"s1\"><b>Portuguese LDA<\/b><\/span> by a French tax resident may, in certain cases, result in a <span class=\"s1\"><b>risk of tax requalification in France<\/b><\/span>. This risk arises when the tax authorities consider that the company is, in fact, managed or operated from France, or that it constitutes a mere extension of the manager's personal business.<\/p><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The legal framework is based on precise criteria: <\/span><b>place of effective management<\/b><span class=\"s2\">, <\/span><b>economic reality<\/b><span class=\"s2\">, <\/span><b>substance<\/b><span class=\"s2\">and <\/span><b>compliance with reporting obligations<\/b><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">The LDA is a legally recognized structure, but it does not in itself neutralize French tax territoriality rules.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Risks are neither automatic nor systematic, but exist in identifiable and documented situations.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">An overall analysis of the context is essential to assess the relevance and limitations of this structure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40759f46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40759f46\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-259d3f10\" data-id=\"259d3f10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc2647c ha-layout-block ha-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-advanced-heading happy-addon ha-advanced-heading happy-addon-pro\" data-id=\"6cc2647c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-advanced-heading-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-advanced-heading-wrap\" data-background-text=\"L\u00e9gal\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-advanced-heading-before\">Frame<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-advanced-heading-center\">applicable law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-advanced-heading-after\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-advanced-heading-border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e5b5b4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4e5b5b4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-58fbb962 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58fbb962\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-204798c5\" data-id=\"204798c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66c7c0d4\" data-id=\"66c7c0d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd0456f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dd0456f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/wizecounsel.org\/en\/company-in-portugal-lda\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>LDA (Sociedade por Quotas) <\/b><\/span><\/a>is a Portuguese company, subject in principle to corporate income tax in Portugal, when its registered office and effective management are located there.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aa1234a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2aa1234a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">From the French point of view, several legal systems may come into play:<\/p><ul><li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The rules of <\/span><b>tax residence of companies<\/b><span class=\"s1\">, based in particular on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bofip.impots.gouv.fr\/bofip\/4263-PGP.html\/identifiant%3DBOI-IS-CHAMP-60-10-20-20120912?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>place of effective management<\/b><\/a><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"p1\">The notion of\u2019<span class=\"s1\"><b>permanent establishment<\/b><\/span>, This is the result of both domestic law and international tax treaties.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">The provisions relating to\u2019<span class=\"s1\"><b>abuse of right<\/b><\/span> and <span class=\"s1\"><b>legal fictivity<\/b><\/span>, when the structure does not correspond to an autonomous economic reality.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">French reporting requirements for foreign holdings.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\">Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.impots.gouv.fr\/version-consolidee-de-la-convention-avec-le-portugal-impot-sur-le-revenu-modifiee-par-la-convention?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tax treaty<\/a> between the <span class=\"s2\">France<\/span> and the <span class=\"s2\">Portugal<\/span> is designed to avoid double taxation, but it does not preclude reclassification if the material criteria are not met.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">In principle, the company's formal location is not sufficient: the analysis is based on facts.<\/p><h2><b>What this structure really does<\/b><\/h2><p class=\"p3\">In strictly legal terms, a Portuguese LDA allows :<\/p><ul><li class=\"p1\">Carry on business in Portugal under a recognized corporate form.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Have a legal personality distinct from that of its associate(s).<\/li><li class=\"p1\">To be subject to Portuguese commercial, social and tax law, when the activity is actually carried out there.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Employ local staff, enter into contracts with customers and suppliers, and operate its own material resources.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p3\"><strong>In practice, these effects imply :<\/strong><\/p><ul><li class=\"p1\">A <span class=\"s1\"><b>real business<\/b><\/span> located in Portugal.<\/li><li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A <\/span><b>autonomous organization<\/b><span class=\"s1\"> of the company.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"p1\">The ability to demonstrate that strategic decisions are taken outside France.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p3\">The structure does not, in itself, modify an executive's personal tax situation or automatically exclude French taxation.<\/p><h2><b>Limits and points of vigilance<\/b><\/h2><p class=\"p3\">The LDA has several important limitations from the French point of view:<\/p><ul><li class=\"p1\">It does not make the <span class=\"s1\"><b>personal tax residence<\/b><\/span> of the manager.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">It does not neutralize French rules relating to the <span class=\"s1\"><b>place of effective management<\/b><\/span>.<\/li><li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It does not dispense with <\/span><b>declarations of foreign shareholdings<\/b><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"p1\">This does not prevent the French authorities from examining the reality of the activity carried out.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p3\"><strong>Areas of particular concern include :<\/strong><\/p><ul><li class=\"p1\">Concentration of decision-making in France.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Lack of human or material resources in Portugal.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Using the company simply as a billing structure.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Confusion between the company's accounts and those of the partner.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p3\">These factors do not automatically lead to requalification, but they are classic warning signs.<\/p><h2><b>Concrete risks<\/b><\/h2><h3><b>Tax requalification of the company<\/b><\/h3><p class=\"p3\">The company may be considered as resident in France for tax purposes if the effective management is located there.<\/p><p class=\"p3\">In this case, corporate income tax could be levied in France on worldwide earnings.<\/p><h3><b>Permanent establishment status<\/b><\/h3><p class=\"p3\">When the activity is carried out from France on behalf of the LDA, a permanent establishment may be considered, resulting in partial or total taxation in France.<\/p><h3><b>Double taxation<\/b><\/h3><p class=\"p3\">In the absence of proper coordination or sufficient documentation, competing impositions can arise, necessitating lengthy and uncertain correction procedures.<\/p><h3><b>Sanctions and penalties<\/b><\/h3><p class=\"p3\">Depending on the circumstances, tax penalties, interest and surcharges may be applied in the event of failure to file declarations or requalification.<\/p><p class=\"p3\">These risks arise mainly when the structure is dissociated from operational reality.<\/p><h2><b>When this option might make sense<\/b><\/h2><p class=\"p3\">Holding or operating an LDA can be consistent when:<\/p><ul><li class=\"p1\">An economic activity is effectively developed in Portugal.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Strategic decisions are made locally.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">The company has its own human, technical and commercial resources.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">The manager accepts the complexity of declarations associated with a cross-border structure.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">The project is part of a real international professional context.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p3\">Relevance is based on the overall coherence between structure, activity and personal situation.<\/p><h2><b>When it is not<\/b><\/h2><p class=\"p3\"><strong>This option is generally unsuitable when :<\/strong><\/p><ul><li class=\"p1\">The business is conducted exclusively from France.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">The company has no real substance.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">The manager retains full operational control from France.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">The LDA is used solely as a billing tool.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Reporting obligations are ignored or downplayed.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p3\">In these situations, the risk of a challenge is significantly increased.<\/p><h2><b>The role of WizeCounsel support<\/b><\/h2><p class=\"p1\">The support offered by WizeCounsel is not about creating a structure for you.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">It consists of :<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"p1\">analyze the manager's overall situation ;<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">identify potential risk areas ;<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">check the consistency between residence, activity and structure ;<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">provide a framework for decisions prior to company formation.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\">This approach aims to secure the legal and tax framework, without seeking artificial arrangements or aggressive optimization.<\/p><p class=\"p4\"><b>Before any new product is created, it must first be validated that the decision is the right one.<\/b><b><\/b><\/p><p class=\"p1\">\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/wizecounsel.org\/en\/corporate-consulting-services\/\">Access to strategic decision-making consulting.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43dedb77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43dedb77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-baa45f9\" data-id=\"baa45f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-50bb69d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50bb69d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-356fa40a\" data-id=\"356fa40a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76cb3923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76cb3923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">F.A.Q<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1839bfbc\" data-id=\"1839bfbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-182ec611 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"182ec611\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f85152d\" data-id=\"6f85152d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eed341e ha-infobox-media-dir-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-infobox happy-addon ha-infobox\" data-id=\"1eed341e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-infobox-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-infobox-title\">Does an LDA automatically protect against taxation in France?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-infobox-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. Protection depends on the reality of the activity and the actual place of management.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5b6d13 ha-infobox-media-dir-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-infobox happy-addon ha-infobox\" data-id=\"3a5b6d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-infobox-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-infobox-title\">Does the simple fact of being a partner in an LDA pose a tax problem?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-infobox-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In principle, no, but there are reporting obligations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6beacc94 ha-infobox-media-dir-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-infobox happy-addon ha-infobox\" data-id=\"6beacc94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-infobox-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-infobox-title\">Is a Portuguese address enough to avoid requalification?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-infobox-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. The authorities examine the facts, not just the formal elements.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4875d7b8\" data-id=\"4875d7b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699e829 ha-infobox-media-dir-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-infobox happy-addon ha-infobox\" data-id=\"699e829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-infobox-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-infobox-title\">Is telecommuting from France a risk?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-infobox-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>It may become so if the activity is mainly carried out from France.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390f5eac ha-infobox-media-dir-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-infobox happy-addon ha-infobox\" data-id=\"390f5eac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-infobox-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-infobox-title\">Does the France-Portugal tax treaty prevent any challenges?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-infobox-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. It provides a framework for double taxation situations, but does not rule out a reclassification based on the facts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6736ee9b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6736ee9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154bcf15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"154bcf15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75a1fbde elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75a1fbde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70c10514\" data-id=\"70c10514\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e80d719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e80d719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Read also<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b36c01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54b36c01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote>Additional files and analyses :<\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-401c8008 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"401c8008\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-102d16f1\" data-id=\"102d16f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef6412 ha-card--left ha-card--tablet-top ha-card--mobile-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-card happy-addon ha-card\" data-id=\"7ef6412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-body\">\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ha-card-title\"> Non-resident manager or partner: what are the consequences for an LDA in Portugal?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>General legal framework <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"ha-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/wizecounsel.org\/en\/lda-in-portugal-requalification-risk-france\/\"><span class=\"ha-btn-text\">Read <\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767f58f ha-card--left ha-card--tablet-top ha-card--mobile-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-card happy-addon ha-card\" data-id=\"767f58f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-body\">\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ha-card-title\">LDA in Portugal without tax residence<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>General legal framework <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"ha-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/wizecounsel.org\/en\/lda-in-portugal-without-tax-residence\/\"><span class=\"ha-btn-text\">Read <\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74ea2b62\" data-id=\"74ea2b62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c6e0284 ha-card--left ha-card--tablet-top ha-card--mobile-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-card happy-addon ha-card\" data-id=\"5c6e0284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-body\">\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ha-card-title\">Taxation of an LDA in Portugal: principles, mechanisms and interactions with the manager's situation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>General legal framework <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"ha-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/wizecounsel.org\/en\/taxation-lda-in-portugal-management-mechanisms\/\"><span class=\"ha-btn-text\">Read <\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e493e1 ha-card--left ha-card--tablet-top ha-card--mobile-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-card happy-addon ha-card\" data-id=\"1e493e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-body\">\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ha-card-title\">Setting up an LDA in Portugal<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>General legal framework and creation conditions<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"ha-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/wizecounsel.org\/en\/company-in-portugal-lda\/\"><span class=\"ha-btn-text\">Read <\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be46b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0be46b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321f202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"321f202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LDA au Portugal : quels sont les risques de requalification fiscale en France ? Cadre l\u00e9gal et points de vigilance La d\u00e9tention ou l\u2019exploitation d\u2019une LDA portugaise par un r\u00e9sident fiscal fran\u00e7ais peut, dans certains cas, entra\u00eener un risque de requalification fiscale en France. Ce risque appara\u00eet lorsque l\u2019administration consid\u00e8re que la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 est, en [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1364","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizecounsel.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizecounsel.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizecounsel.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizecounsel.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizecounsel.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1364"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/wizecounsel.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1666,"href":"https:\/\/wizecounsel.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1364\/revisions\/1666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizecounsel.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}