On 31^st May 2017 the Federal Government published Provisional Measure No. 783, which established the Special Tax Regularization Program (PERT). Under the program’s rules, taxpayers may settle debts with the Federal Revenue Service and the Attorney General of the National Treasury, due by April 30, 2017.

Membership of PERT may be made through a request to be made by August 31 of 2017 and will cover debts indicated by the taxable person, in the condition of taxpayer or responsible, even if they are in administrative or judicial discussion, as long as the taxpayer has previously withdrawn from the litigation. Likewise, the taxpayer may include in this program debts that have already been included in other installments.

The PERT allows the taxpayer to opt for one of four modalities:

1. Exclusively for debits in the Revenue, the taxpayer can choose the cash payment, with a minimum of 20% of entry and the remainder to be paid with credits of tax loss and Base of Negative Calculation of the Social Contribution on the Net Income (CSLL).
2. For debts in the Revenue and in the Attorney of the National Treasury, the option may be by installment in 120 installments, without reductions, being:

• 4% of the debt in installments 1 to 12;
• 5% of the debt in installments 13 to 24;
• 6% of the debt in installments 25 to 36;
• Installment of the remaining balance 84 times, as of the 37th month.

3. Also for debts in the Revenue and in the Office of the Attorney General of the National Treasury, an option can be made for the payment of 20% in 2017, in 5 installments, without reductions, and the remainder under one of the following conditions:

• Discharge in January 2018, in a single installment, with reductions of 90% interest and 50% of fines; or
• Installments in up to 145 installments, with reductions of 80% of interest and 40% of fines; or
• Installments in up to 175 installments, with reductions of 50% of interest and 25% of fines, with installments corresponding to 1% of the gross revenue of the previous month, not lower than 1/175.

4. Finally, for debts of less than R $ 15 million under the Revenue and the Attorney of the National Treasury, the taxpayer may choose to pay 7.5% in 2017, in 5 installments, without deductions, and the remainder to be paid Under one of the following conditions, with cumulative use, in this order, of reductions in additions and the utilization of credits:

• Payment in full in January 2018, with reductions of 90% interest and 50% of the fines and use of credits of Tax Loss and Negative Calculation Base or other own tax credits administered by the Internal Revenue Service; or
• Installments in up to 145 installments, with reductions of 80% of interest and 40% of fines and use of credits of Tax Loss and Negative Calculation Base or other tax credits managed by the Federal Revenue Service; or
• Installments in up to 175 installments, with installments corresponding to 1% of the gross revenue of the previous month, not less than 1/175, with reductions of 50% of interest and 25% of fines and use of credits of Tax Loss and Base of Negative calculation or other own credits of taxes administered by the IRS.