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Selling for fiat in Portugal

What AT publishes about selling for fiat in Portugal, quoted verbatim from AT - Codigo do IRS - criptoativos (Lei 24-D/2022), read September 2026.

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The authority's own words

k) Alienação onerosa de criptoativos que não constituam valores mobiliários.​ ( A ditada​ pela Lei n.º 24-D/2022, de 30 de dezembro)
AT - Codigo do IRS - criptoativos (Lei 24-D/2022), read September 2026

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The same question in other jurisdictions

Jurisdiction What the authority says
United Kingdom
You may need to pay Capital Gains Tax if you make a gain when you ‘dispose’ of cryptoasset tokens (also known as cryptocurrency) by: selling them
HMRC - Check if you need to pay tax when you sell cryptoassets, read September 2026
United States
Q4. Will I recognize a gain or loss when I sell my virtual currency for real currency? A4. Yes. When you sell virtual currency, you must recognize any capital gain or loss on the sale, subject to any limitations on the deductibility of capital losses. For more information on capital assets, capital gains, and capital losses, see Publication 544, Sales and Other Dispositions of Assets .
IRS - Frequently asked questions on virtual currency transactions, read September 2026
Germany
Crypto-assets are “other assets” within the meaning of section 23 (1) sentence 1 no 2 of the Income Tax Act (Federal Fiscal Court judgment of 14 February 2023, IX R 3/22, Federal Tax Gazette II p. 571; see paragraph 31). Profits from the sale of crypto-assets held as private assets therefore constitute income from private sales transactions under section 22 no 2 in conjunction with section 23 (1) sentence 1 no 2 of the Income Tax Act if the length of time between acquisition and sale is no more than one year (for the
BMF - Individual questions on the income tax treatment of certain crypto assets (BMF circular of 6 March 2025, the ministry’s own English version), read September 2026
France
Constituent des opérations imposables au sens de l' article 150 VH bis du CGI les cessions à titre onéreux d'actifs numériques ou de droits s'y rapportant, réalisées à compter du 1 er janvier 2019, en contrepartie : - de monnaie ayant cours légal ;
DGFiP - Actifs numeriques - BOFiP BOI-RPPM-PVBMC-30-10 (champ d application), read September 2026
Ireland
circumstances. The sale, transfer, or redemption of crypto-assets is most likely to be a disposal for CGT purposes unless, based on the facts and circumstances, there is a trade of dealing in crypto-assets being carried on.
Revenue - Taxation of crypto-asset transactions, read September 2026
Netherlands
De handel in crypto's kunt u vergelijken met de handel in gewone valuta zoals de Japanse Yen of de Amerikaanse dollar. U bent aan het beleggen en u speculeert op koerswinst. U hoeft dan de opbrengst van de handel niet aan te geven. Dat is anders als u met extra arbeid, dus bovenop uw beleggingsactiviteiten, vaak extra inkomsten verdient. In dat geval moet u de inkomsten wél aangeven. Geeft u deze inkomsten aan als inkomsten uit overig werk of als winst uit onderneming .
Belastingdienst - Cryptovaluta, read September 2026
Singapore
Profits or losses derived from the buying and selling of shares or other financial instruments (including digital tokens) are generally viewed as personal investments.
IRAS - Income tax treatment of digital tokens, read September 2026
Switzerland
Das Kaufen und Verkaufen von Zahlungs-Token ist steuerlich den Transaktionen mit herkömmlichen Zahlungsmitteln (Währungen) gleichzustellen. Die aus solchen Transaktionen resultierenden Gewinne und Verluste stellen bei natürlichen Personen im Privatvermögen grundsätzlich steuerfreie Kapitalgewinne oder nicht abzugsfähige Kapitalverluste dar 6 . Je nach Art, Umfang und Finanzierung der Transaktionen liegt keine private Vermögensverwaltung, sondern selbständige Erwerbstätigkeit vor. Im zweiten Fall gelten die Kapitalgewinne aus der Veräusserung von Zahlungs-Token als gewerbsmässig und unterliegen der Einkommenssteuer 7 . Verluste sind steuerlich abzugsfähig, wenn sie verbucht worden sind.
ESTV - Kryptowaehrungen - Arbeitspapier, read September 2026
New Zealand
In most cases, the amounts you get from selling, trading or exchanging cryptoassets are taxable (this includes when you exchange one type of cryptoasset for another).
IRD - Buying and selling cryptoassets, read September 2026
Japan
暗号資産取引により生じた利益は、所得税の課税対象になり、原則として雑所得(その他雑 所得)に区分されます。
NTA - 暗号資産等に関する税務上の取扱いについて(情報), read September 2026

Side by side, each in its own authority's words. Where two jurisdictions differ, the difference is between the two quotations; it is not our characterisation of either.

Where this comes from

This quotation was taken from AT - Codigo do IRS - criptoativos (Lei 24-D/2022) on September 2026, and the text of that page as it read that day is kept so the quotation can be checked. AT answers 6 of the questions on this site and publishes nothing we could quote on 10 of them.

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AT on selling for fiat in Portugal: “k) Alienação onerosa de criptoativos que não constituam valores mobiliários.​ ( A ditada​ pela Lei n.º 24-D/2022, de 30 de dezembro)” (Taxooor Crypto Tax Index).

Cite as: "Taxooor Crypto Tax Index: Selling for fiat, Portugal", updated 2026-09-08, https://taxooor.com/tax/portugal/disposal-fiat/.

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