Brazil: Tax subtraction from donations and sponsorships

08 May, 2013

Decree No. 7,988/2013 was published in the Official Gazette of 18 April 2013 and in force as of that date. Individuals and legal entities under the actual profit regime can deduct sponsorships and donations made to the National Program for

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Brazil: Withholding Tax Changes on Profit-Sharing Payments

24 January, 2013

Provisional Measure No 597 of December 26, 2012 came into effect on 1 January 2013.This introduces a new regime for the taxation of profit-sharing payments received by employees from their employers. The change permits employed persons to obtain up

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Brazil to increase monthly minimum salary

20 January, 2013

Brazil's government will raise the minimum monthly salary by 9% in 2013. The Official Gazette of 26 December 2012 published Decree 7,872/2012 introducing a new monthly minimum salary. The rate has increased to BRL 678 from BRL 622. This new rate is

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Brazil Provisional Measure 6272013 – CFC rules for resident individuals introduced

04 December, 2012

On 4 December 2013 it has been published that the Provisional Measure 627/2013 (PM 627/2013), introduced important changes to the Brazilian tax legislation. This was published in the Official Gazette of 12 November 2013. Among those changes, PM

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Brazil: Plans Tax Cuts For 2013

19 September, 2012

It was reported on 19 September 2012 that the Brazilian government has confirmed two tax measures for next year designed to reduce the tax burden on many businesses after an alarming fall in economic growth. The government has approved plans to

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Brazil Eases IOF Tax

22 June, 2012

It has been published on 22 June 2012 that the Brazilian government has reduced the scope of the financial transactions tax on foreign loans after concerns about the strength of the domestic currency eased. The government had previously announced

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Denmark’s parliament approved two bills regarding DTA

06 June, 2012

On May 24, 2012, Denmark's parliament approved two bills that would ratify the double taxation agreement (DTA) signed between Denmark and Hungary, and a Protocol amending the DTA signed between Denmark and

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Brazil, Mexico Clash over Auto Agreement

19 March, 2012

According to reports on 19 March 2012 the Mexican government has resisted the Brazilian government's request to significantly limit car imports for the next three years in talks initiated after Brazil threatened to walk away from a long-standing

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Tax Cuts in Brazil

07 December, 2011

The Brazilian Finance Minister announced a number of tax cuts, including financial transactions tax, known as IOF. According to this plan, foreign purchases of corporate bonds with maturities of over four years, and local equities, would be no

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Brazil: Auto Tax is Suspended by Court

24 October, 2011

It has been published on 24 October 2011 that the tax hike proposed by the Brazilian government on the manufacture of foreign cars has been suspended. The Brazilian Supreme Court has ruled the planned tax increase to be unconstitutional due to its

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