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CJEU Holds Portugal Justified in Denying Participation Exemption for Dividends Received from Third Countries Without Information Exchange

19 October 2022

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Portugal-European Union

On 17 October 2022, an Order of the Court of Justice of the European Union was published in the Official Journal of the EU concerning Portugal's participation exemption (deduction) for dividends received from a non-resident subsidiary. Subject to certain conditions, including 10% holding for at least one year, the exemption is generally provided where dividends are paid from other EU Member States, as well as EEA states that have a tax cooperation agreement with Portugal and third countries that have a tax treaty with Portugal providing for information exchange. The case concerned a Portuguese company that received dividends in 2005...