Doing business in Brazil.
Practical guides on tax, accounting, payroll, laws and regulations for foreign companies and their local subsidiaries.
Outsourced Accounting in Brazil: Services, Costs and Responsibilities
What outsourced accounting covers in Brazil, the rules on registration and written contracts, what stays with the company and what drives the fee.
Tax & AccountingSPED Explained: ECD, ECF and Brazil’s Digital Bookkeeping
What SPED is and how Brazil's two annual digital filings work: the ECD accounting books and the ECF tax return, deadlines, corrections, penalties.
Tax & AccountingPillar Two in Brazil: the Additional CSLL for multinational subsidiaries
Brazil's 15% minimum tax is collected as an Additional CSLL. Who is in scope, how the top-up is allocated, DCTFWeb, payment dates, penalties.
Foreign InvestmentBuying a Company in Brazil: Due Diligence Essentials for Foreign Acquirers
What foreign acquirers must check in Brazil: share vs asset deals, tax and labor successor liability, CADE approval, goodwill and seller's tax.
Industry GuidesRunning a Software Development Center in Brazil: Export Taxes, FX and the Tax Reform
How a Brazilian unit developing software for its group is taxed: ISS and PIS/Cofins on exports, CBS/IBS from 2027, FX, pricing and payroll.
Industry GuidesLei do Bem: Brazil’s R&D Tax Incentive for Technology Subsidiaries
How Brazil's Lei do Bem R&D incentive works in 2026: 60% to 80% extra deduction, Lucro Real, FormP&D, the 10% cut and foreign-owned R&D.
Tax & AccountingPaying services and royalties abroad from Brazil: IRRF, CIDE, PIS/Cofins-Import, ISS and IOF
Fees, software and royalties paid abroad can trigger five Brazilian taxes. Rates, who bears each one, treaties and what changes in 2027.
Industry GuidesForeign SaaS Providers Under Brazil’s CBS and IBS: Registration, Liability and Collection
How CBS and IBS apply to foreign SaaS and digital suppliers: imports, joint liability, platforms, registration from August 2026, FX collection.
Financial ManagementCFO as a Service in Brazil: When Does Your Subsidiary Need One?
When a Brazilian subsidiary needs senior finance leadership, what a fractional CFO delivers, how it compares with a hire, the first 90 days.
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