Direito à Justiça | Episódio #18 - Paula Franco

In the program "Right to Justice," broadcast on July 8th, Liliana Monteiro, a journalist from Rádio Comercial, leads a conversation with the President of the Portuguese Bar Association, João Massano, and guest Paula Franco, President of the Order of Certified Accountants. The discussion focuses on the main challenges of the Portuguese tax system, highlighting excessive bureaucracy, legislative instability, constant tax changes, and subsequent interpretations by the Tax Authority, which can have serious consequences for businesses and taxpayers. Paula Franco warns of a Federal Revenue Service that is often inflexible and overly focused on revenue collection, advocating for greater stability, common sense, and legal certainty in the application of tax law. The conversation also addresses difficulties in tax audits, the effectiveness of appeals, the need for intermediary mechanisms with experts, tax evasion, false invoicing, and doubts about VAT rates applicable to construction projects, particularly in urban rehabilitation contexts. An essential debate on taxation, justice, businesses, taxpayers, and the role of professional associations in defending a more balanced and predictable system. #RightToJustice #BarAssociation #JoãoMassano #PaulaFranco #CertifiedAccountants #TaxSystem #TaxAuthority #Taxation #ICMS #TaxJustice