Barank Advogados in the area of Tax Law, provides complete specialized services, from due diligence to tax litigation, when necessary. This is one of the most traditional and solid areas of practice of the firm, which since the beginning of its activities has provided tax advice and consultancy to companies of the most diverse sizes and from the most different segments. Therefore, experience, constant updating on the subject, and high quality standards are what define the rendering of services in this area.

The firm works, initially, in the drafting of legal opinions regarding the Brazilian tax legislation (at the Federal, State, and Municipal levels), with a focus on tax avoidance, which consists in the performance of ethical and lawful procedures that seek the reduction and/or elimination of tax costs incurred in business activities. The performance of Barank Law Firm is always effective, objective, and, above all, with responsibility and technical excellence before the rights and interests of its clients.

The performance of Barank Law Firm in the area of Tax Law is always interdisciplinary, especially with the areas of Business Law, Labor Law, and Criminal Law, with investment in the long-term relationship with the client and aiming to enable the exercise of business activity free of intercurrences that can hinder its operation and financial health.

There are especially among the services provided by the firm in Tax Law:

• Tax diagnosis in order to identify tax credits to be recovered;
• Due diligence to account for possible contingencies and tax liabilities in company acquisitions;
• Elaboration of tax planning directed to each business activity;
• Acting so that the payment of amounts unduly determined by inspection agencies is avoided, in administrative and judicial spheres (notices of infraction, inspections, tax foreclosures, etc.);
• Filing of lawsuits that aim to stop the collection of illegal/unconstitutional taxes and also the recovery of unduly paid amounts.