CPMF: the most controversial and the most desirable tax?

Twelve years have passed since its extinction. Governments come and go and the CPMF (English acronym that means Temporary Contribution on Financial Transactions) is still desired and rejected with the same strength. But why is a tax that is so easily implemented and has a low tax rate (it was 0.38% and a proposal is […]

“I’m here to stay!”

The increasing CRI market The Real Estate Receivables Certificate (CRI, in the Portuguese acronym) market has shown a strong growth in recent years. The volume of CRIs traded at B3 between January and September this year is 60% higher than the volume traded in the same period of 2018, according to B3 itself. It is […]

It’s all digital now!

Corporate acts published in newspapers are in the past As of October 14, companies (whether publicly-held or not) will be exempt from publishing in the Official Journals and newspapers This exemption was established by Decree No. 529, from the Ministry of Economy and CVM Resolution No. 829, both published at the end of September, which […]

Many little strokes fell great oaks

The collection of default interest over VAT tax by the State of São Paulo Are we finally able to prevent the State of São Paulo from collecting exorbitant default interest rates on VAT (ICMS) tax debts? For almost a decade, the São Paulo State abused its power by charging exorbitant default interest on VAT (ICMS) […]

Leaving quietly: the redemption of shares as an exit event

When we talk about equity investments, one of the subjects that has been keeping the investors and managers up at night is the exit strategy. And with reason. When successful, the exit strategies ensure investors, managers and other stakeholders, the earnings from years of strategy work and resources allocation, directly influencing the success of the […]