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Portugal confirms postponement for QES requirement and SAF-T submission in 2025 Budget

22 October 2024
Portugal

With the approval of the 2025 Budget, the mandatory use of Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) for PDF invoices has been postponed to 1 January 2026. Additionally, the obligatory submission of the accounting SAF-T file, initially planned for 2026, will be deferred to 2027 for the 2026 financial year. The impact of this postponement is as follows: Businesses now have an additional year to implement QES on PDF invoices, providing more time for system updates and adaptations; PDF invoices will remain valid as e-invoices without a QES until 31 December 2025; From 1 January 2026, micro-enterprises and SMEs will be required...