IMI late?
Apr 4th 2019, 11:59 am
#1
Forum Regular
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 218
IMI late?
Has everyone received their IMI bills? Neither of us has yet and nothing for 2018 online either.
Apr 4th 2019, 12:23 pm
#2
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 776
Re: IMI late?
No not received anything yet. I had been wondering about it.
Apr 4th 2019, 2:18 pm
#3
Forum Regular
Joined: Sep 2010
Location: Haworth United Kingdom
Posts: 162
Re: IMI late?
The IMI is going to be payable in May this year. I was told by my Portuguese neighbour.
Apr 4th 2019, 2:48 pm
#4
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,835
Re: IMI late?
Yes, one month later this year.
Apr 4th 2019, 5:06 pm
#6
Forum Regular
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 218
Re: IMI late?
Mystery solved. Thank you everyone.
Apr 4th 2019, 5:14 pm
#7
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2017
Posts: 657
Re: IMI late?
Thanks for posting this info, we have ours sent to UK and they are usually here by now. I will stop worrying for a couple of weeks.
Apr 5th 2019, 3:29 am
#8
Forum Regular
Joined: Oct 2018
Location: Obidos
Posts: 298
Re: IMI late?
Is this common as I believe that the income tax only has to be submitted by end of June also this year?
Apr 5th 2019, 6:58 am
#9
Forum Regular
Joined: Sep 2010
Location: Haworth United Kingdom
Posts: 162
Re: IMI late?
I have never known this to happen before in the 12 years that we have had our house in Portugal.
Apr 5th 2019, 7:21 am
#10
Polished expat
Joined: Jul 2014
Location: Arcos de Valdevez "Onde Portugal se fez"
Posts: 16,829
Re: IMI late?
There is a reason for shifting the billing / payment calendar and that is to avoid the payment or first instalment falling due during the Easter period, which is a biggie in terms of expenditure for many PT households. Not an entirely altruistic move on the government's part, I suspect, but - along with the new lower threshold for splitting payment into instalments - no doubt a welcome change for many. 
Apr 5th 2019, 7:37 am
#11
Forum Regular
Joined: Sep 2010
Location: Haworth United Kingdom
Posts: 162
Re: IMI late?
I don't really understand that suggestion about moving because of Easter being in April. Easter is often in April so do you know why they have just suddenly decided to change it this year. I mean for a fact from the actual department responsible for making these decisions. Not being difficult, just trying to understand.
Apr 5th 2019, 9:19 am
#12
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2009
Location: Wales/Ribatejo
Posts: 575
Re: IMI late?
Need a bit of help understanding IMI.
We purchased our house in Feb this year. Reading all the info on payment got me a bit confused and gave me the impression that we were not responsible for IMI this year as previous owners paid in arrears... to the end of the year(December 2019) as the house was sold after the end of the previous year, and that we were only responsible from Dec 2019 onwards. Further confused that the payment is then paid April/May and not at the end of December. Sorry if this sound confused reading it back has made it sound even more complicated!!
We purchased our house in Feb this year. Reading all the info on payment got me a bit confused and gave me the impression that we were not responsible for IMI this year as previous owners paid in arrears... to the end of the year(December 2019) as the house was sold after the end of the previous year, and that we were only responsible from Dec 2019 onwards. Further confused that the payment is then paid April/May and not at the end of December. Sorry if this sound confused reading it back has made it sound even more complicated!!
Apr 5th 2019, 9:27 am
#13
Forum Regular
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 218
Re: IMI late?
Need a bit of help understanding IMI.
We purchased our house in Feb this year. Reading all the info on payment got me a bit confused and gave me the impression that we were not responsible for IMI this year as previous owners paid in arrears... to the end of the year(December 2019) as the house was sold after the end of the previous year, and that we were only responsible from Dec 2019 onwards. Further confused that the payment is then paid April/May and not at the end of December. Sorry if this sound confused reading it back has made it sound even more complicated!!
We purchased our house in Feb this year. Reading all the info on payment got me a bit confused and gave me the impression that we were not responsible for IMI this year as previous owners paid in arrears... to the end of the year(December 2019) as the house was sold after the end of the previous year, and that we were only responsible from Dec 2019 onwards. Further confused that the payment is then paid April/May and not at the end of December. Sorry if this sound confused reading it back has made it sound even more complicated!!
Apr 5th 2019, 9:33 am
#14
Forum Regular
Joined: Sep 2010
Location: Haworth United Kingdom
Posts: 162
Re: IMI late?
All I know is we paid IMI as soon as we bought our house. You would need to actually take it up with the proper department in the finance office.
Apr 5th 2019, 9:40 am
#15
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Mar 2014
Location: East Algarve
Posts: 1,000
Re: IMI late?
Need a bit of help understanding IMI.
We purchased our house in Feb this year. Reading all the info on payment got me a bit confused and gave me the impression that we were not responsible for IMI this year as previous owners paid in arrears... to the end of the year(December 2019) as the house was sold after the end of the previous year, and that we were only responsible from Dec 2019 onwards. Further confused that the payment is then paid April/May and not at the end of December. Sorry if this sound confused reading it back has made it sound even more complicated!!
We purchased our house in Feb this year. Reading all the info on payment got me a bit confused and gave me the impression that we were not responsible for IMI this year as previous owners paid in arrears... to the end of the year(December 2019) as the house was sold after the end of the previous year, and that we were only responsible from Dec 2019 onwards. Further confused that the payment is then paid April/May and not at the end of December. Sorry if this sound confused reading it back has made it sound even more complicated!!
a. The owner of the house on 31 Dec 18 pays the IMI for 2018.
b. IMI dues for 2018 are paid in 2019.
So the IMI bills about to be issued in Apr/May should be paid by the previous owner.