Union obtains court order to suspend credits obtained with exclusion of ICMS
The Office of the Attorney General of the National Treasury (PGFN) is working to reopen proceedings regarding the exclusion of ICMS from the calculation of PIS and Cofins. The attacks are being carried out against companies that filed...
Recent decision by TRF-4 prevented Havan from taking PIS/Cofins credits on inputs
A commercial company that produces or manufactures nothing has no inputs and, therefore, is not entitled to non-cumulative PIS and Cofins credits. Thus, the 2nd Panel...
“PIS and COFINS credits – inputs related to the Coronavirus pandemic and recent decisions in the Judiciary
The discussion on the possibility of using PIS and Cofins credits on expenses arising from the Covid-19 pandemic for companies, such as masks, alcohol gel and items for...
Revenue expands scope of benefit expected for oil sector
Manufacturers of equipment for the oil and gas sector can take advantage of the exemption from federal taxes on the provision of services to operators, with the use of goods that...
Revenue regulates refund of PIS/Cofins credits paid unduly
The Federal Revenue Service defined this Thursday (24/6) that credits arising from final court decisions relating to taxes paid unduly must be recognized in determining real profit...
STF overturns ICMS benefits for pasta, biscuits and bread
The Plenary of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) declared unconstitutional sections of the Pará ICMS regulation that sought to guarantee tax incentives to the state's industries of industrialized products derived from flour...
ISS forms the basis for social security contributions on gross revenue, says STF
"The inclusion of the Tax on Services of Any Nature (ISS) in the calculation basis of the Social Security Contribution on Gross Revenue (CPRB) is constitutional." This was the thesis established by...
Carf decides that port expenses generate credits
Companies operating in foreign trade obtained a favorable precedent in the last instance of the Administrative Council of Tax Appeals (Carf) to use PIS and Cofins credits generated with expenses in...
STJ rules in favor of tax benefit from Lei do Bem for retailers
The 1st Panel of the Superior Court of Justice decided that the tax benefit for retail sales of electronics, such as smartphones and notebooks, expected to last until 2018, will not...
Majority in the STF defends that scrap generates PIS/Cofins credits
Seven ministers of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) voted for the possibility of appropriating PIS and Cofins credits in the acquisition of scrap - waste, residues or trimmings. The practice is...