CARF decision authorizes taxpayer to take PIS/COFINS credits on packaging materials

Packaging that preserves the physical integrity of the product is part of the taxpayer’s production chain. This was the argument accepted by the 3rd Panel of the Higher Chamber of CARF (Administrative Council for Tax Appeals). In a decision , CARF allowed the use of PIS/COFINS credits on packaging material, stating that the wrappings were […]

Guarantee insurance is equivalent to cash collateral even if the creditor opposes it

In a recent decision handed down in Special Appeal 2034482/SP, the Superior Court of Justice ratified the possibility of replacing a cash attachment with judicial guarantee insurance in civil enforcement actions, as set out in paragraph 2 of article 835 of the Code of Civil Procedure. In this judgment, the appellant bank opposed the presentation […]