TAVIRA PUBLIC LIBRARY REOPENED TODAY From March the 1st, the city library reopens after being close for months due to refurbishment works. Please find below the opening hours: Until 30th of June: Monday and Saturday | 14h00 – 18h30 Tuesday to Friday | 10h00 – 18h30 (Opening hours for the period 1st of September to 30th of June) From 1st of July to 31st of August: Monday to Friday | 10h00 – 17h30 Below are the contacts: Tel.: 281 320 576 | 281 320 585 E-mail: biblioteca@cm-tavira.pt

Portugal 🇵🇹

Bem vindos a 2018! Hoje apresentamos a Johanna e a Patrícia, que se juntaram à nossa equipa em Dezembro. A Johanna está a tirar o mestrado em Gestão de Recursos Humanos e será a responsável pela gestão de RH dos clientes da AFM. É também a escolhida para implementar o Departamento de Felicidade da nossa empresa, pensado para tornar mais feliz a vida dos colaboradores da AFM. A Patrícia é licenciada em gestão e tem uma vasta experiência em contabilidade, será em breve mais uma das contabilistas certificadas da AFM e vai ser uma das responsáveis pelo departamento de contabilidade de clientes empresariais. Desejamos todo o sucesso à Patrícia e à Johanna e aproveitamos para informar que estamos a recrutar um técnico de contabilidade para o nosso escritório em Faro, se quiserem fazer parte desta família, enviem a vossa candidatura para ricardo@allfinance.pt

At our office everything is ready so that you have a happy new tax year. We wish you a fabulous 2018!

Do you own property in the Algarve?Find below how much will be the 2017 IMI council tax rate to pay in 2018. The list goes from the lowest to the highest rate. 0.30% Albufeira, Alcoutim, Loulé, Monchique and Silves 0.35% Aljezur and Lagos 0.36% Lagoa 0.375% Tavira 0.40% Faro and Olhão 0.42% São Brás de Alportel 0.45% Portimão and Vila Real Sto Antonio The information on Castro Marim and Vila do Bispo councils is not yet listed on the tax authorities official website at this stage.

According to the new Social Security code, those individual tax payers (sole traders) registered exclusively under the Local Lodging activity, will be exonerated from Social Security contributions. The Social Security was already exempt for those paying contributions on another EU state and or those below the threshold.

Please note that our office will close on friday the 22nd of December and reopen on wednesday the 3rd of January. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a fabulous 2018! Nous vous souhaitons un Joyeux Noël et un fabuleux 2018! Veuillez noter que notre bureau fermera le vendredi 22 décembre et rouvrira le mercredi 3 janvier. Desejamos-lhe um Feliz Natal e um fabuloso 2018! Informamos que o nosso escritório encerra sexta-feira, 22 de dezembro e reabre na quarta-feira, 3 de janeiro.

Time to become resident of Portugal? 🇵🇹 “Agreement on rights for UK nationals and their families: -UK nationals, as well as their family members covered by the agreement, who are lawfully residing in a EU27 Member State by 29 March 2019, will be able to continue to reside in that Member State. -Children born or adopted outside of a UK nationals’ resident Member State after the 29 March 2019 will also be covered by this agreement. -Close family members (spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners, dependent children and grandchildren and dependent parents and grandparents) will be able to join UK nationals in their Member State of residence after exit under these rules, where the relationship existed on 29 March 2019 and continues to exist when they wish to move to join their UK national family member. -EU27 Member States may require UK nationals and their family members covered by the agreement to apply to obtain a status conferring the right of residence and/or obtain a residency document. Administrative procedures for applications for status will be transparent, smooth and streamlined. Where an application is required to obtain status, UK nationals will have at least two years to submit their applications. Residence documents will be issued free of charge or for a charge not exceeding that imposed on nationals for the issuing of similar documents. Further information on these administrative procedures will be provided when available. -UK nationals and their family members covered by the agreement will be able to be absent from their Member State of residence for up to 5 years without losing their right to return. -UK nationals and their family members covered by the agreement will continue to have the same access as they currently do to healthcare, pensions and other benefits.” Contact us for more information on residency compliance.

The British Ambassador is visiting Tavira on the 30th of November at Clube Tavira, between 2 to 3 pm. Please confirm your attendance by registering at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/british-ambassador-reaching-out-to-the-british-community-tavira-tickets-39962283265 (registration password is Tavira) If you have any questions for the Ambassador, it would be helpful if you could send these in advance to Portimao.consulate@fco.gov.uk.

The Simplex program was designed to simplify the functioning of the Public Services, including the tax obligations of citizens and companies. According to this program, one of the measures whose implementation is planned until the end of 2017 is the possibility of paying taxes by credit card. Another important measure is the possibility, of paying all the installments of IMI (Property Council Tax) in a single payment, starting in April 2018, rather than waiting untill November when the second or third installment is due.

10th November International Accountants Day We ❤️ our job!!!