Provisional Measure excluding ICMS from the PIS and COFINS credit base comes into effect

Iniciada a vigência da MP que exclui o ICMS da base dos créditos do PIS e da COFINS

Published on 12/01/2023, Provisional Measure No. 1,159/2023 establishes that taxpayers must exclude the ICMS levied on acquisition transactions from the PIS and COFINS credit calculation base when recording the respective credits. It is noteworthy that, in compliance with the ninety-day rule (principle of noventena), the said regulation established that the change would only take effect […]

Following the Supreme Federal Court (STF), CARF removes the 50% fine for unapproved tax offsets.

Seguindo STF, Carf afasta multa de 50% por compensação não homologada

By unanimous decision, the 1st Panel of the 2nd Chamber of the 1st Section of the Administrative Council of Tax Appeals (CARF) dismissed the standalone 50% fine on the tax credit amount subject to unapproved compensation. The case is filed under number 11080.728627/2018-30. The ruling was also applied to cases 11080.728683/2018-74, 11080.729014/2018-10, 11080.729279/2018-18, 11080.729385/2018-00, and […]

Customs Law: Ordinance establishes dollar exchange rate for qualification in Radar Siscomex

Direito Aduaneiro: Portaria estabelece cotação do dólar para habilitação no Radar Siscomex

The recently published Coana Ordinance No. 115/2023 sets the average dollar exchange rate at R$ 4.6638 for calculating the estimated financial capacity of taxpayers who, in 2023, file administrative proceedings for the purposes of qualification/review of the estimate in the Registration and Tracking of Customs Brokers’ Activities (RADAR) system. The recently published Coana Ordinance No. 115/2023 sets the […]