Madeira presented in London
next October as an International Business Location

On the 1st October, the Business Relocation & Tax Jurisdiction Selection conference will take place in London for the second time this year. This event will address the main aspects of relocation of international investments and will analyse the most recent trends in the sector. Read more...

Madeira's International Business Centre sponsors

the tax conference "The International Taxation Conference - 2010"

S.D.M. and the International Business Centre of Madeira will sponsor the main tax conference in India, "The International Taxation Conference - 2010" which will take place in Mumbai from the 2nd to the 4th of December. The Conference first took place in 1995 and since 2006 is organised by the Foundation for International Taxation (FIT), a registered charitable trust in India established to promote the knowledge and understanding of international taxation, set up in January 2006 by Professor Roy Rohatgi along with a group of leading tax professionals in the country.

This year's Conference theme is "International Tax Developments & Investing Abroad" and the programme will include a speaking slot dedicated to the IBC of Madeira and its tax and operational advantages.

To consult the programme please visit the web site of the Foundation for International Taxation

The new Portuguese tax regime for non-habitual residents

By Ricardo da Palma Borges. The new tax regime targets non-resident individuals who are likely to establish a permanent or a temporary residence in Portugal.

The regime includes two different sets of rules, one of them applicable to foreign-sourced passive income, similar to non-domiciled taxation regimes such as the ones of the United Kingdom and Switzerland, and the other to active income, in this case encompassing income derived both from foreign and domestic sources, following expatriate, rectius impatriate, taxation regimes such as the ones existing in Spain and France. Read more

Madeira’s IBC Advantages for Investments in Angola

The International Business Centre of Madeira (Madeira IBC) offers great opportunities for investments in Angola, as it grants the combination of its own benefits regime with other advantages specially provided by law.

In fact, Madeira’s IBC advantageous regime, which provides the investor with a unique package of benefits such as reduced direct taxation with effective rates ranging from 4 to 5%, until the end of 2020, as well as an exemption from withholding tax on dividends distributions and on interest and royalties payments to shareholders, becomes even more attractive when it comes to investing in Angola. Read more

OECD reconfirms Madeira's International Business Centre credibility

As a result of the conclusions of the recent G20 summit, which was held last year in London, Madeira’s International Business Centre has consolidated its position as a transparent and well regulated jurisdiction, fully integrated in the new architecture of the world financial order. Read more