Mattos Filho

Taxpayers are still waiting for clarity in one of Brazil’s most important tax disputes, which cost the federal government around BRL 250 billion ($68 billion) when it was concluded in March 2017.

After launching the Zelotes operation, the discussion on the restructuring of the Administrative Tax Appeals Council (CARF) was intensified. In relation to this, there are at least six bills pending before the Brazilian Congress, write João Marcos Colussi and Gabriel Mendes Gonçalves Issa of Mattos Filho.

Renata Correia Cubas, partner at Mattos Filho, writes about the landmark progress made so far on tackling the tax wars between Brazilian states on state VAT and what you can expect from 2018.