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VAT warning for boats visiting Portugal

There are warnings that skippers who visit Portugal after sailing from outside the EU could face a demand to pay VAT on their boats, even if EU VAT has been paid on their vessel.

David Varley, who has been a Portuguese tax resident since March 2020, has been presented. IVA is the Portuguese equivalent to VAT.

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