Certificate of Tax Residence for the 2026

Question

Dear Microsoft Billing and Tax Support Team,

I am writing to request a Certificate of Tax Residence for the 2026 Tax Year for Microsoft, with Portugal as the country of residence.

A digital copy of the certificate in PDF format would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your cooperation and prompt response.

Sincerely,

Answer 1

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Hi @Mara Monteiro,  

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Answer 2

Necessito para esta entidade "Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (MIOL"

Answer 3

To obtain a Certificate of Tax Residence for Microsoft for use in Portugal, the appropriate document depends on which Microsoft legal entity is on the invoices and in the account payable setup.

From the available tax-residency documentation:

• For Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (MIOL), the Certificates of Tax Residence are available for 2023 and 2024 in the forms:
  • “Certification of Tax Residence”
  • “Notarial Certificate” (for 2023)
• For Microsoft Regional Sales entities (for example, MRSP for India and Taiwan), separate “Tax Residency” or “Certificate of Residency” PDFs are provided per year.

For a 2026 tax-year certificate, the process is:

1. Identify the Microsoft legal entity on the contract/invoice (for example, Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited) and confirm that this is the entity for which the certificate is needed.
2. Use the existing pattern of Certificates of Tax Residence (as shown for 2023–2024) as the reference documents when setting Microsoft up in the Accounts Payable system.
3. If a 2026 Certificate of Tax Residence is not yet listed alongside the existing 2023–2024 certificates, contact Microsoft billing/support for the specific product (Microsoft 365 for business) via the admin/support channels and request the latest Certificate of Tax Residence PDF for that legal entity, indicating that it is required for Portuguese tax purposes.

The existing Certificates of Tax Residence for MIOL and MRSP are already provided as downloadable PDFs and serve as the model for the 2026 document once published.

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References:

• Understand taxes and credits
• MSN payment account management and tax reporting