This 10 week live online 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.
Please contact Associate Dean Prof. William Byrnes if you are interested in enrolling in this executive education course. wbyrnes@tjsl.edu or skype: professorbyrnes All lectures are recorded for playback during the ten weeks. Lexis access is included.
Tax System:
- Overview – Main taxes;
- Corporate Taxation: Corporate Income tax and Social Contribution;
- Simplified tax regime;
- Accounting Rules (IFRS and SPED);
- Investment incentives;
- Developing a Tax Strategy in Brazil;
- Tax avoidance versus Tax Evasion
General Overview of Brazilian Indirect Taxes
- VAT;
- Other Indirect Taxes;
Foreign Investments:
- Brazilian Central Bank (Regulations, Registrations and forms);
- Dividends, Royalties, Loans, etc;
- Capital Gains;
- Foreign Trade Rules (Import and Export transactions);
Mergers & Acquisitions;
- Corporate aspects;
- Tax implications;
Financial System:
- Organization,
- Newcomers,
- Competition,
Foreign Companies:
- Tax credit
- Withholding Tax;
- Financing issues;
- Permanent Establishment;
- Low-tax Jurisdictions (Tax Haven Countries);
- Tax treaties
Transfer Pricing
Industrial Property Rights
William Byrnes' Tax, Wealth, and Risk Intelligence 