SIBA guest reporting, without retyping anything
SIBA is the system Portuguese authorities use to record who is staying in your property. You must report every foreign guest, and that expressly includes guests from other EU member states. Portuguese nationals are not reported.
The deadline is three working days after check in, and separately three working days after check out. The system is operated by UCFE, within the Internal Security System. AIMA issues the fines but does not run the platform, which several commercial guides still get wrong.
EazyAL reuses the details your guest entered at online check in and prepares the report pre filled. Choose the submission method that suits you:
Portal, with guided step by step submission
File upload, with the file generated in the required format
Web service, submitted automatically without opening the portal
Records are grouped by reservation with a visible status, so you can see at a glance what has been filed and what has not. Fines run from 100 to 500 euros for one to ten reports, 200 to 900 euros for eleven to fifty, and 400 to 2000 euros above that. Worth not relying on memory.
Modelo 30, the return most foreign owners miss
When you pay commission to a platform that is not tax resident in Portugal, withholding tax applies and a return is due. Modelo 30 is the declaration most owners discover only after they have missed it.
EazyAL identifies platform payments from your bookings and prepares the Modelo 30 figures ready to file, in the right box and the right period.
The INE survey, filled from your bookings
The Permanent Survey of Hotels and Local Accommodation is monthly. It asks for nights, guests, country of residence and revenue. That is exactly what is already in your reservations, which is exactly why filling it in by hand is wasted effort.
EazyAL aggregates the month from your synchronised bookings and returns the figures ready for WebInq. In the Azores, submissions go to SREA instead. Over 250 INE returns have been filed through the platform.
Municipal tourist tax, calculated council by council
Portugal has no single tourist tax. It has dozens of municipal regulations with different rates, different night caps, different exemptions and different declaration platforms.
Albufeira charges 2 euros a night, with no reduced winter rate. Loulé caps at five nights, not seven. Vila Nova de Gaia applies 2.50 euros year round through its own platform. Lagos has no tourist tax at all. Évora introduced one in August 2025.
EazyAL calculates what is owed per booking under your council’s rules and, in supported municipalities, prepares the declaration automatically. Elsewhere, it gives you the correct figure to declare.
You can check your council’s rate now with the free tourist tax calculator. No account needed.
Certified invoicing, issued from the booking
Every booking produces an invoice and a guest waiting for it. EazyAL connects to certified Portuguese invoicing and issues documents from the booking data, with the guest’s NIF where one exists and without where it does not. Over 400 invoices have been issued through the platform. Invoicing is an optional module, so you pay for it only if you use it.
Online check in, collected once
Send your guest a link. They enter their identification details before arrival, on their own phone. Those details then feed the SIBA report, the tourist tax, the invoice and the INE survey without you typing anything again.
EazyAL transcribes only the fields required. It does not store photographs or document scans, and does not need them. A Portuguese Cartão de Cidadão may not be retained or copied without consent, and the safe practice is identical for passports: transcribe, hand it back, keep no image.
Channel management, included
Bookings arrive on their own. Calendars stay aligned across platforms, which removes double bookings, and each new booking carries the data your obligations need. Start with simple iCal calendar sync, or connect the full channel manager for VRBO, Airbnb and Booking.com.
Built by a host, not a boardroom
EazyAL was built by a host in Madeira who runs his own Alojamento Local and needed to solve the same problem every month.
That is why compliance comes first and the attractive features come second. It is also why, when you email support, you reach someone who has filed a guest report in a hurry on a Sunday night. Over 1000 SIBA reports have been submitted through the platform.
What it costs
Plans start at 10 euros per month per property, with invoicing as an optional module. You can create an account free, with no credit card, and connect your first property before deciding anything. See what each plan includes on the pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need software to run an Alojamento Local in Portugal?
Not legally. In practice, a property with regular bookings generates SIBA reports due within three working days, a monthly INE survey, a municipal tourist tax per booking and an invoice per guest. Past a handful of bookings a month, doing this by hand costs more time than the software costs money.
I do not live in Portugal. Does that change anything?
No, the obligations attach to the property and the licence, not your residence. It does make them harder to keep up with, which is the main reason non resident owners use EazyAL.
Do I report guests from other EU countries?
Yes. The requirement expressly covers nationals of other EU member states. Only Portuguese nationals are outside SIBA reporting.
Does EazyAL actually submit to SIBA, or just prepare the file?
Both, depending on the method you pick. You can submit by web service without opening the portal, generate the upload file, or be guided step by step through portal submission.
Will it replace my current channel manager?
It can. EazyAL includes a channel manager for Airbnb and Booking.com. If you would rather keep the channel manager you have, connect calendars by iCal and use EazyAL for the compliance side only.
Does it work in Madeira and the Azores?
Yes. In the Azores the statistical survey goes to SREA rather than INE, and EazyAL handles that difference. Madeira tourist taxes, including Funchal, Câmara de Lobos, Machico, Porto Moniz and São Vicente, are supported.
Start with your first property
Create a free account, connect one property, and see your first guest report prepared before you pay anything. No credit card required.