<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Brazil</title><link>http://www.kpmg.com/_layouts/feed.aspx?xsl=1&amp;web=/BR/en/Estudos_Analises/RSSFeeds&amp;page=300c1574-09b5-4697-b42a-305bfc7deb2b&amp;wp=0d0ab85e-ac41-4154-abb8-dd750aa2dd2d</link><description>Tax-feed</description><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Tax News: Provisional Measure 612/2013 – Higher limit for the presumed profit method, and other issues</title><link>http://www.kpmg.com/BR/en/Estudos_Analises/artigosepublicacoes/Pages/TaxNews-PM-612-2013.aspx</link><description>Published in the Official Gazette on April 4th, Provisional Measure 612 brought a significant change to the presumed profit method for the calculation of the Corporate Income Tax by Brazilian entities.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:58:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax News: 0% IOF/Credit Tax Rate – Infrastructure and Infrastructure-related Projects Financing</title><link>http://www.kpmg.com/BR/en/Estudos_Analises/artigosepublicacoes/Pages/TaxNews-IOF-Infrastructure.aspx</link><description>Aiming at contributing to boost the investments in the infrastructure sector, the Brazilian Government issued Decree 7,975, on April 1st, 2013...</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:03:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax News: Dividend distributions – Potential taxation on distributions based on profits not previously taxed at the level of the companies</title><link>http://www.kpmg.com/BR/en/Estudos_Analises/artigosepublicacoes/Pages/Tax_News_Dividend_distributions.aspx</link><description>Dividend distributions – Potential taxation on distributions based on profits not previously taxed at the level of the companies</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:14:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax News: Brazil - Changes to transfer pricing rules</title><link>http://www.kpmg.com/BR/en/Estudos_Analises/artigosepublicacoes/Pages/TaxNews-Brazil-Changes-transfer-pricing-rules2.aspx</link><description>Brazil’s federal tax authority in late 2012 issued guidance (Normative Instruction 1,312/12) to implement changes in the transfer pricing legislation...</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:07:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax News: ICMS changes related to electronic industry</title><link>http://www.kpmg.com/BR/en/Estudos_Analises/artigosepublicacoes/Pages/TaxNews-ICMS-changes-eletronic-industry.aspx</link><description>The state of São Paulo has published two decrees which changed the ICMS taxation rules on electronic devices sales. </description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:42:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax News: Changes to the Tax on Financial Transactions (IOF) legislation</title><link>http://www.kpmg.com/BR/en/Estudos_Analises/artigosepublicacoes/Pages/TaxNews-IOF-changes-legislation.aspx</link><description>The Decree 7,683 published on February 29th, 2012, introduced specific changes to the IOF (Tax on Financial Transactions) legislation – compiled in Decree 6,306/2007</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:23:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax News: Federal Senate Resolution No. 13 of 2012</title><link>http://www.kpmg.com/BR/en/Estudos_Analises/artigosepublicacoes/Pages/TaxNews-Resolution13-2012.aspx</link><description>The recently issued Resolution 13 of 2012 changed to 4% the rate of the ICMS (State VAT) applicable to interstate transactions involving imported goods up to January 1, 2013. 

</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:07:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax News: Transfer Pricing</title><link>http://www.kpmg.com/BR/en/Estudos_Analises/artigosepublicacoes/Pages/TaxNews-Transfer-Pricing.aspx</link><description>Normative Opinion RFB # 1/2012 – Regulates de Application of Transfer pricing Method (PVL 35%) for the FY 2010 (January through May) </description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax News: New tax obligation for specific transactions entered into between Brazilian residents and non-residents</title><link>http://www.kpmg.com/BR/en/Estudos_Analises/artigosepublicacoes/Pages/TaxNews-New-tax-obligation.aspx</link><description>Normative Instruction 1,277, published on June 29th, 2012 (“IN 1,277/2012”), established a new tax obligation under which specific transactions ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax News: Brazil - Changes to transfer pricing rules</title><link>http://www.kpmg.com/BR/en/Estudos_Analises/artigosepublicacoes/Pages/TaxNews-Brazil-Changes-transfer-pricing-rules.aspx</link><description>Changes to Brazil’s transfer pricing rules concern the resale price method, and include new transfer pricing methods for commodity transactions...</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 18:16:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax News: New tax incentives to foster manufacturing in Brazil</title><link>http://www.kpmg.com/BR/en/Estudos_Analises/artigosepublicacoes/Pages/TaxNews-New-tax-incentives-manufacturing.aspx</link><description>The new measures consist of some tax incentives and tax benefits that may entitle companies from specific sectors of industrial activities to tax credits and exemptions.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:55:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax News: Changes on Pre-Export Financing (“Exportação Financiada”) Mechanism</title><link>http://www.kpmg.com/BR/en/Estudos_Analises/artigosepublicacoes/Pages/TaxNews-Changes-Pre-Exporting.aspx</link><description>The pre-export financing is a specific financing arrangement created with the purpose of encouraging  exports in Brazil.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:46:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax News: Cofins on Importation – Provisional Measure nº 563/2012</title><link>http://www.kpmg.com/BR/en/Estudos_Analises/artigosepublicacoes/Pages/TaxNews-Cofins-Importacao.aspx</link><description>The MP nº 563, brings some changes, among which: new incentive programs; changes to existing programs, punctual exonerations; transfer pricing application...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:26:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax News: IOF tax rate on foreign loans</title><link>http://www.kpmg.com/BR/en/Estudos_Analises/artigosepublicacoes/Pages/TaxNews-IOF-tax-rate-on-foreign-loans.aspx</link><description>IOF tax rate on foreign loans: Minimum term reduced from 5 to 2 years.
</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:37:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax News: Minister of Finance Ordinance 370 of July, 29 2011</title><link>http://www.kpmg.com/BR/en/Estudos_Analises/artigosepublicacoes/Pages/TaxNews_Minister-of-Finance-Ordinance-370.aspx</link><description>In reference to MP 539 and Decree 7536, it was published by the Minister of Finance, on August 1st, 2011 Ordinance (Portaria) 370 that extends the due date for payment of IOF tax incident on derivative transactions.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:33:31 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>