Portugal Your business
Start your business in Portugal: Game developer
You work on commissioned games or develop your own titles. To establish a structure in Portugal, distinguish services sold to a studio from publishing a game that your business operates. Describe contracts, collaborators, purchased resources and distribution channels: they explain the project expenses and the different revenue streams your planned company would need to manage.
Let’s discuss your project
A few details to understand your business and the next step.
Bertrand Jayol receives your enquiry for an initial assessment. Referral to the partner is considered with your agreement. Privacy
01 / Your business
How you earn shapes the questions to ask
- Programming game systems and tools commissioned by client studios.
- Producing original titles and coordinating art, sound and testing contributions.
- Maintaining releases and distributing games according to the agreements in place.
02 / Next steps for your project
Questions to prepare your application
- Does the project involve studio services, your own games or both?
- Who owns the games and receives payments from distributors?
- Which business partners and collaborators take part in development and publishing?
Portugal
Before you incorporate
Registering as self-employed and incorporating a company are different routes. The choice depends on how your business actually operates. A Portuguese company alone does not determine your tax residence or the treatment of every source of income.
Information to gather
- Your country of residence and where you actually work.
- A description of the services or products you sell.
- Whether your customers are businesses or individuals, and their countries.
- Any shareholders, existing business structure and your planned timing.
Sources and references
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