Who must comply with the changes in the requirements for publishing financial statements?

Luciana Magnolo OnofreLawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados Every year, companies must submit their accounts to their shareholders for approval at the Annual General Meeting. Article 133 of the Brazilian Corporation Law, Law No. 6,404 of December 15, 1976, establishes the mandatory prior publication in a widely circulated newspaper of management reports, financial statements, independent auditors’ […]

Court orders exclusion of ICMS-DIFAL from PIS and Cofins calculation basis

Alana DahroujLawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados Recent decisions handed down by the Federal Regional Court of the 3rd Region have granted companies the right to exclude ICMS-Difal amounts from the PIS and COFINS calculation basis. Although the impossibility of (ordinary) ICMS being included in the PIS and COFINS tax base has already been established, the […]