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Country pairs / United Kingdom / Portugal

United Kingdom / Portugal · United Kingdom–Portugal: 1968 convention (historical source)

Article 22 · Elimination of Double Taxation

English · historical convention source

Unreviewed · applicability unverified1968 convention · historical
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(1) Subject to the provisions of the law of the United Kingdom regarding the allowance as a credit against United Kingdom tax of tax payable in a territory outside the United Kingdom (which shall not affect the general principle hereof), Portuguese tax payable under the laws of Portugal and in accordance with this Convention, whether directly or by deduction, on profits, income or chargeable gains from sources within Portugal (excluding, in the case of a dividend, tax payable in respect of the profits out of which the dividend is paid) shall be allowed as a credit against any United Kingdom tax computed by reference to the same profits, income or chargeable gains by reference to which the Portuguese tax is computed.
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(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this Article, the term “Portuguese tax payable” shall be deemed to include any amount which would have been payable as Portuguese tax but for the exemption or reduction of tax granted under–
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(a) Any of the following provisions, that is to say:
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(i) Agricultural Tax Code (Decree Law 45104 of 1st July, 1963), Article 350
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(ii) Industrial Tax Code (Decree Law 45103 of 1st July, 1963), Article 14 Heads 21 and 22, Article 18 Heads 8 and 9, Article 20, Article 83
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(iii) Code of the Tax on Income from Movable Capital (Decree Law 44561 of 10th September, 1962), Article 21 Head 2, Article 22
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(iv) Complementary Tax Code (Decree Law 45399 of 30th November, 1963), Article 8 Sub head (1)(q), Article 35, Article 85 Head 15
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(v) Decree Law 46492 of 18th August, 1965, Article 27
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So far as they were in force on, and have not been modified since, the date of signature of this Convention, or have been modified only in minor respects so as not to affect their general character;
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(b) Any other provision which may subsequently be made granting an exemption or reduction which is agreed by the competent authorities of the Contracting States to be of a substantially similar character, if it has not been modified thereafter or has been modified only in minor respects so as not to affect its general character. Provided that relief from United Kingdom tax shall not be given by virtue of this sub-paragraph in respect of income from any source if the income arises in a period starting more than ten years after the exemption from, or reduction of, Portuguese tax was first granted in respect of that source.
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(3) United Kingdom tax payable under the laws of the United Kingdom and in accordance with this Convention, whether directly or by deduction, on income or capital gains derived from sources within the United Kingdom by a resident of Portugal shall be allowed as a deduction from the Portuguese tax payable in respect of that income but the deduction shall not however exceed the smaller of:
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(a) The fraction of the United Kingdom tax corresponding to the fraction of such income or capital gains charged to Portuguese tax; or
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(b) The proportion of the Portuguese tax before any such deduction which the amount of such income or capital gains charged to Portuguese tax bears to the total income or capital gains chargeable to Portuguese tax.
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(4) Where profits on which an enterprise of a Contracting State has been charged to tax in that State are also included in the profits of an enterprise of the other Contracting State and the profits so included are profits which would have accrued to that enterprise of the other Contracting State if the conditions made between each of the enterprises had been those which would have been made between independent enterprises, the amount of such profits included in the profits of both enterprises shall be treated for the purpose of this Article as income from a source in the other Contracting State of the enterprise of the first-mentioned Contracting State and credit shall be given accordingly in respect of the extra tax chargeable in the other Contracting State as a result of the inclusion of the said amount.
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(5) For the purposes of this Article, profits or remuneration for personal (including professional) services performed in one of the Contracting States shall be deemed to be income from sources within that State, and the services of an individual whose services are wholly or mainly performed in ships or aircraft shall be deemed to be performed in the Contracting State in which is situated the place of the effective management of the enterprise operating the ships or aircraft.
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United Kingdom / Portugal; HMRC, 1968 UK-Portugal Double Taxation Convention (page currently labelled not in force); edition 1968 convention · historical source; article 22; English; unreviewed source text, current applicability unverified; /editions/gb-pt-1968-hmrc-historical-html-v1/en/articles/article-22/

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HMRC, 1968 UK-Portugal Double Taxation Convention (page currently labelled not in force)

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HMRC labels the 1968 convention “not in force” and lists the 2025 convention separately as in force. HMRC reports historical entry of the 1968 convention on 17 January 1969; that is not a replacement/end date. Article 28(4) of the separately retained 2025 source ties cessation of the prior convention’s effects to new-convention effects for the relevant tax. Do not invent one universal cessation date or treat the stale “in-force” URL suffix as current status. Keep historical text available for source and period-specific research.

historical entry of 1968 convention
1969-01-17
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2026-01-08
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    ### 1968 UK-Portugal Double Taxation Convention — not in force The Income Tax Convention entered into force on 17 January 1969.
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    8 January 2026 This update confirms that the 2025 UK-Portugal Double Taxation Convention is now in force.
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  • HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) · 2025 UK–Portugal Convention; separate entry and tax-dependent application dates

    ### 2025 UK-Portugal Double Taxation Convention — in force The Double Taxation Convention was signed in London on 15 September 2025. It entered into force on 29 December 2025. It is effective in the UK from: - 1 January 2026 for taxes withheld at source - 6 April 2026 for Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax - 1 April 2026 for Corporation Tax It is effective in Portugal from 1 January 2026 for taxes withheld at source and other taxes.
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  • HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) · 2025 Convention Article 28(4): prior 1968 treaty and 1961 transport agreement cease effects by tax; preserve historical reader, do not invent one universal termination date

    - 4. The Convention between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Portugal for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, signed at Lisbon on 27 March 1968 (“the prior Convention”) and the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Portugal for the avoidance of double taxation on income derived from sea and air transport signed at Lisbon on 31 July 1961 (“the Agreement”) shall cease to have effect in respect of any tax with effect from the date upon which this Convention has effect in respect of that tax in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article and the prior Convention and the Agreement shall terminate on the last such date. However, the prior Convention shall continue to have effect in respect of income arising before that date.
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Edition
1968 convention · historical source
Text available here
English
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Unreviewed; qualified human review pending
Current applicability
Not verified
Signature
1968-03-27
Entry into force
1969-01-17

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Complete preamble, closing and all supplied integral protocol/notes are retained separately and searchable within this source.

HMRC live page and country index mark 1968 not in force despite stale URL suffix in-force. 2025 text is retained separately.

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HMRC labels the 1968 convention “not in force” and lists the 2025 convention separately as in force. HMRC reports historical entry of the 1968 convention on 17 January 1969; that is not a replacement/end date. Article 28(4) of the separately retained 2025 source ties cessation of the prior convention’s effects to new-convention effects for the relevant tax. Do not invent one universal cessation date or treat the stale “in-force” URL suffix as current status. Keep historical text available for source and period-specific research.

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