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Brazilian Taxation and Investment (in-depth video-conference course) January 24th – March 31st

Posted by William Byrnes on December 21, 2010


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This 10 week live video conference course on Brazil will be taught in English (but all attendants may use Portuguese to ask and respond to questions) by several renown Brazilian specialists who have extensive out-of-country experience, working as international counsel for large multinational companies, big 4 firms, and government,  by concentrate on the Brazilian corporate structures, tax & financial systems, regulations and compliance, focusing on the practical aspects of doing business in Brazil.  We will also discuss the impact of the recent changes in tax/corporate laws and regulations.

Please contact Associate Dean Prof. William Byrnes if you are interested in enrolling in this executive education course.   wbyrnes@tjsl.edu (or my gmail williambyrnes@gmail.com) or skype: professorbyrnes or telephone + 1 619 374 6955

Tax System:

  1. Overview – Main taxes;
  2. Corporate Taxation: Corporate Income tax and Social Contribution;
  3. Simplified tax regime;
  4. Accounting Rules (IFRS and SPED);
  5. Investment incentives;
  6. Developing a Tax Strategy in Brazil;
  7. Tax avoidance versus Tax Evasion

General Overview of Brazilian Indirect Taxes

  1. VAT;
  2. Other Indirect Taxes;

Foreign Investments:

  1. Brazilian Central Bank (Regulations, Registrations and forms);
  2. Dividends, Royalties, Loans, etc;
  3. Capital Gains;
  4. Foreign Trade Rules (Import and Export transactions);

Mergers & Acquisitions;

  1. Corporate aspects;
  2. Tax implications;

Financial System:

  1. Organization,
  2. Newcomers,
  3. Competition,

Foreign Companies:

  1. Tax credit
  2. Withholding Tax;
  3. Financing issues;
  4. Permanent Establishment;
  5. Low-tax Jurisdictions (Tax Haven Countries);
  6. Tax treaties

Transfer Pricing

Industrial Property Rights

2 Responses to “Brazilian Taxation and Investment (in-depth video-conference course) January 24th – March 31st”

  1. Christophe Jasica said

    Dear William,

    I would like to follow such courses: please let me know if they will be recorded.

    I wish you an Happy New Year.

    Best regards,

    Christophe

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