- Brazilian lawmakers have approved legislation for the introduction of new federal and state-level value-added taxes.
- The legislation establishes a federal value-added tax called CBS and a state-level VAT called IBS.
- The new VAT regime will phase out social security contributions PIS and Cofins.
- Rates for the levies will be established in further legislation and will be phased in over several years.
- The IBS and a new “selective tax” will replace the tax on industrialized goods, IPI, as well as the state sales tax ICMS and the municipal services tax ISS.
- Certain industry sectors will receive a 60% reduction in the levies, including education and health services, medicines and medical equipment, public passenger transport, agricultural inputs, artistic and cultural productions, and food production for human consumption.
- The IBS and CBS levies will be introduced in 2026, replacing PIS/Cofins in 2027.
- The ICMS and ISS levies will be phased out starting in 2029, with a 10 percentage point reduction applied for four years until they are abolished in 2033.
Source: answerconnect.cch.com
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