Tax Reform was approved in the Federal Senate
Last week, the Federal Senate approved, in two rounds, the Consumption Tax Reform – Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 45 (PEC No. 45). Despite the various exceptions and regimes favored in the text, it maintains its basic characteristics regarding the implementation of Value Added Tax (“VAT”) in Brazil. The […]
STF schedules ICMS-Difal trial for November 22nd
The Supreme Federal Court has scheduled for trial on November 22nd the Direct Actions of Unconstitutionality (ADIs) No. 7,066, 7,070 and 7,078, which discuss and question part of Complementary Law No. 190/2022, which amends the Kandir Law (LC 87/1996) to regulate the collection of the ICMS Tax Rate Differential on operations and services […]
The role of judicial administrators in the Conversion of RJ into Bankruptcy
By Vitor Antony Ferrari The Judicial Administrator plays a fundamental role in the process of converting a judicial recovery into bankruptcy. The conversion occurs when the company in the process of judicial recovery is unable to comply with the recovery plan or the conditions established by law, which leads to the conversion of the recovery process into a […]
STJ: The use of negative IRPJ and CSLL balances in compensation
The 1st Panel of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), unanimously decided that the receipt of refund requests and offset statements (PER/DCOMP) related to a negative IRPJ or CSLL balance is subject to the transmission of the Tax Accounting Records (ECF). Initially, this requirement was established by the Normative Instruction of the Federal Revenue of […]
What is transnational insolvency and how is it regulated
By Vitor Antony Ferrari and Ivan Kubala* It is very common for large companies to have headquarters and assets in several countries, marketing their products and services all over the world. However, the internationalization of companies became a problem when, hit by financial crises, they filed for bankruptcy or judicial recovery. The big question was what […]
The IRS and the new Transfer Pricing Rules
To regulate the provisions of Law No. 14,596/2023, published in April of this year, the Federal Revenue Service (RFB) published Normative Instruction No. 2,161/2023, which establishes the Transfer Pricing rules applicable to transactions between parties domiciled in Brazil and their related parties abroad. Both regulations arise from initiatives of the Government […]
Petrópolis Group: judicial recovery diary
By Vitor Antony Ferrari, Ivan Kubala and Nicoly Crepaldi Minchuerri* As was widely reported by both the specialized press and the mass media, Grupo Petrópolis, a beer group responsible for producing labels such as “Itaipava”, “Petra” and “Lokal”, filed a request for judicial recovery with the Business Court of the city of Rio de Janeiro […]
Federal Government submits Bill on Investment Subsidies
Last week, the Federal Government forwarded to the Chamber of Deputies, dealing with the rules regarding state tax incentives and their use by taxpayers, Bill (PL) No. 5,129/2023, designed to replace the text of Provisional Measure No. 1,185/23 and encourage consideration of the matter by the Federal Legislature in 2023. This measure […]
GPT Chat and Legal Challenges
By Leonardo Neri Developed by OpenAI, Chat GPT is an advanced AI based on the GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) architecture. The model uses deep learning algorithms to understand and generate text in a more natural and coherent way than previous techniques. Chat GPT is capable of answering questions, writing texts, translating languages, and […]
Chamber approves bill that taxes exclusive funds
Last week, the Chamber of Deputies approved Bill (PL) No. 4,173/2023, which regulates and establishes new rules for taxing investments held by individuals abroad, including through offshore accounts, trusts, and investments in cryptocurrencies (“virtual assets”). As expected, the bill incorporated several provisions from Measure […]