Brazil: Tax Earnings Up on Income Tax Collection
Brazil’s tax administration, the country’s federal tax revenue rose 2.68% year-on-year to BRL 83.2bn in August 2013, has released on 26 September 2013. The statistics show that from January to August the government collected BRL722.2bn in tax
See MoreBrazil: Determination of capital gains for non-residents
The Resolution Ruling COSIT 16/2013 was issued by the Federal Revenue Office on 9 September 2013 and published in the Official Gazette. The ruling confirmed that capital gains obtained by non-residents must be determined according to the regulations
See MoreBrazil: Guidance Issued on the Pricing of Interest Bearing Transactions
The Brazilian Ministry of Finance has issued an ordinance 427/2013, On 2 August 2013, which finally define and clarifies the interest rate spread and that was mentioned but not specified in Law 12.766/2012. Under Ordinance 427/2013 where the
See MoreBrazil terminates Provisional Measure 612/2013
The measure to extend the presumed profit regime and make other relevant changes to the Brazilian tax law has been revoked. Provisional Measure 612/2013 was not converted into law by the National Congress within the extended 120 calendar-day period
See MoreBrazil: Increase in revenue limit to opt for presumed profit method
The government of Brazil has again increased the gross income limit for companies to opt for taxation under the presumed profit regime. Companies electing to use the presumed profit method are taxed on a statutory rate applied to their gross
See MoreBrazil: Expands Threshold for Companies for presumed Profit Method
The profit method is one of four calculation regimes that may be applied by some companies for the computation of profits for Brazil’s corporate income tax. This is a simplified regime that enables a company to pay tax based on a percentage of its
See MoreBrazil: Tax subtraction from donations and sponsorships
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
See MoreBrazil: Withholding Tax Changes on Profit-Sharing Payments
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
See MoreBrazil to increase monthly minimum salary
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
See MoreBrazil Provisional Measure 6272013 – CFC rules for resident individuals introduced
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
See MoreBrazil: Plans Tax Cuts For 2013
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
See MoreBrazil Eases IOF Tax
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
See MoreDenmark’s parliament approved two bills regarding DTA
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
See MoreBrazil, Mexico Clash over Auto Agreement
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
See MoreTax Cuts in Brazil
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
See MoreBrazil: Auto Tax is Suspended by Court
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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