Tax Law

Tax advice here starts with the client’s operation, not with the legal argument. We need to know how revenue is generated and where tax applies before giving an opinion on anything. Without that, the opinion reads well and helps no one.

Advisory

• Tax and succession planning, assessing structural alternatives and the risk of challenge by the tax authorities;
• Tax compliance, risk management and fiscal audits;
• Memoranda, legal opinions and responses to queries on the interpretation of tax legislation at municipal, state and federal level;
• Electronic tax rulings (e-CT) for specific questions on applying the law to a given set of facts;
• Tax advice on corporate transactions (reorganisations, spin-offs, mergers and acquisitions) including the definition of the legal and tax structure and the conduct of due diligence.

Tax management

Controlling tax goes beyond paying on time. We follow the full cycle: assessment and payment of direct and indirect taxes, tax bookkeeping, issuance of documents, filings with the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service and monitoring of ancillary obligations. With that framework in order, it becomes possible to identify tax benefits and creditable amounts on a legitimate basis.

Litigation

We act in administrative and judicial tax proceedings (defences, appeals and oral arguments) and conduct negotiations with government bodies and the management of tax liabilities.