Modelo 3
Published 5 November 2026, 23:09
Modelo 3 do IRS
The annual income tax return form. It is filed in spring for the previous year through the Portal das Finanças, and some of the data is filled in automatically. Annexes (anexos) are added to it for each type of income.
Where you come across it. Filing your annual return.
Not everyone can accept the pre-filled ‘automatic’ return: if you have foreign income, you usually cannot confirm it as it stands.
Official website: portaldasfinancas.gov.pt
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