Practice Areas
Tax
Tax Consulting:
We are skilled in preparing legal opinions regarding corporate taxes and contributions levied on financial institutions, industry, trade and general services. The firm’s practice focuses also on organizing and filing legal proceedings before the federal, state and local tax authorities.
Tax planning for corporate reorganization:
We provide practical tax analysis and advice on joint ventures, acquisition and sale of corporate interest, mergers, spin-offs and consolidations intended at reduction or elimination of the tax burden. The firm’s practical approach consists mostly of combining tax planning strategies and restructuring with administrative and legislative solutions that fit the client’s needs.
Foreign investment in Brazil:
Our legal services include checking International Treaties and preparation of opinions, and planning matters involving payment of commissions, interest, and dividends. We also provide assistance in dealings with royalties and other methods of payment to non-resident companies in order to avoid double taxation of income, in addition to capital gains in the disposal of foreign investment, and remittance of interests for the export of services. Our investment adviser attorneys are fit to offer personal attention to our clients, with worldwide resources.
Administrative and judicial tax litigation:
Our firm provides defense on behalf of our clients' interests, in relation to tax deficiency notices. We also handle filing judicial actions to recover overpayment of taxes and contributions, or undue payments of the same. We deal with suspension of payment of tax debts at federal, state and municipal levels, across jurisdictions.
We offer assistance in all aspects of the Penal Tax Law.
