Sara Soares
Associated Partner | Oporto
- Practice Areas
- Tax
- Industries
- Construction
- Oil & Gas
- Agrofood
- Desks
- Mozambique Desk
- Language
- English
- Spanish
- Contacts
Sara Soares is an Associated Partner and has been at Abreu Advogados since 2008. Her main focus is on tax advice and litigation.
She has extensive practical experience in VAT-related matters, including VAT exemptions applicable in internal operations in healthcare and related sectors, sports, education and real estate, as well as VAT related to imports, intra-EU transactions, and operations with public sector involvement. She has also participated in implementing oil and gas distribution companies in Portugal, as well as in tax litigation procedures related to special tariffs (such as the CESE – extraordinary tax on the energy sector), corporate tax and excise duties. She has also participated in investment projects in Mozambique regarding direct taxation and stamp duty.
Work Experience
Academic Background
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Law degree (2008)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Masters in Law. She defended her thesis, “On the renewal of tax acts annulled by judicial decision” (2011)
IDEFF - Instituto de Direito Económico, Financeiro e Fiscal da Faculdade de Direito de Lisboa
Postgraduate diploma in Tax Law (2014)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Post-graduation in International Customs Law (2021)