Portugal tax advisory

Tax counsel for complex cross-border lives.

Taxbordr is a founder-led professional services firm for international residents in Portugal who need a clear tax position before they file, restructure, invest, or move.

250+ clients advised
20+ countries represented
4.9 Google review profile
1:1 founder-led work
Professional services, not volume filing

Built for clients where the answer depends on facts.

Taxbordr is not designed around generic tax returns. It is designed around judgment: residency dates, source-country rules, treaty positions, regime eligibility, compensation history, and how the Portuguese position should line up with your home-country filing.

The working product is a defined tax position. That position can then guide filings, applications, accountant coordination, or authority responses.

Telmo Ramos, founder of Taxbordr
Founder led

Direct access to the advisor doing the analysis.

Engagements are scoped, documented, and handled by Telmo Ramos, a licensed Portuguese tax advisor with Big 4 experience and a cross-border practice focused on international residents.

  • Licensed with Ordem dos Economistas, Cedula No. 16379.
  • Prior experience with KPMG Luxembourg and EY Lisbon.
  • Specialized in Portuguese residency, IFICI/NHR transition, treaty issues, and foreign income reporting.
  • Designed to coordinate with CPAs, accountants, lawyers, and family offices outside Portugal.
Services

A focused advisory menu for cross-border tax positions.

Each engagement starts with scope and deliverables before work begins. The Tax Position Review is the entry point for most clients.

Tax Position Review

A written assessment of residency, regime eligibility, cross-border exposure, assumptions, and next actions.

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Portugal Tax Residency

Residency start-date analysis, treaty position, NHR/IFICI transition questions, and compliance planning.

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Annual Compliance

Portuguese IRS filing coordination for clients with foreign income, equity compensation, pensions, or business activity.

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Cross-Border Coordination

Aligned positions between Portugal and home-country advisors across the US, UK, Canada, South Africa, and the EU.

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Executive Compensation

RSUs, stock options, board fees, and multi-country sourcing issues mapped before filings are made.

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Dispute & Authority Support

Structured response strategy for Portuguese tax authority questions, mismatches, and unresolved filing positions.

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Client profile

For international residents with more than one tax system in the room.

US citizens and green card holders

UK and EU professionals

Executives with equity awards

Investors, founders, and retirees

Next step

Start with a defined tax position.

The Tax Position Review gives you a written baseline before filings, regime applications, or cross-border coordination begin.

Book a Tax Position Review