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Brazil Localization Tax Overview

Brazilian taxes from an SAP point of view: the tax types, localized MM and SD processes, the tax calculation procedures, nota fiscal and DANFE, CFOP, CNAE, tax regimes, SPED and the tax reform.

13 articles

  1. Brazilian TaxesThe Brazilian tax terms (tribute, fee and tax), how taxes are classified, every main federal, state and municipal tax, and why PIS and COFINS are so complex.Read article
  2. Localized Processes in Purchasing (MM) and Sales (SD)Examples of Brazil-specific logistics processes in SAP sales (SD/OTC) and procurement (MM/PTP), and why procurement is often the more complex side.Read article
  3. Material Management (MM) LocalizationWhat MM localization covers in SAP and the standard scenarios supported by the Brazil localization: basic, freight, stock transfer and services.Read article
  4. SAP Brazilian Tax Calculation SchemaThe Brazilian tax procedures in SAP (RVABRA for sales, TAXBRA for procurement), the main related customizing, and how TAXBRA differs from the deprecated TAXBRJ.Read article
  5. Brazilian Tax-O-MeterA live meter of all taxes collected in Brazil since the beginning of the current year, in Brazilian reais.Read article
  6. SAP Third-Party Solution Partners (Graded)Third-party solutions for Brazilian tax compliance, workflow, BI, AI and automation, graded by topic from personal experience and research.Read article
  7. NF-e | Nota Fiscal / DANFEWhat the electronic nota fiscal (NF-e) is, the authorization flow in SAP, inbound (MM) vs outbound (SD) notas fiscais, and the DANFE that travels with the goods.Read article
  8. Tax Engine (Thomson Reuters | Customization Steps)Using a third-party tax engine (Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE / Global Next IDT) with SAP for Brazil: benefits, limitations, and the FI, SD, MM, master data and nota fiscal configuration steps.Read article
  9. CFOP (Fiscal Code for Operations and Services)What the CFOP is, how its 4 digits are coded (direction, group and operation type), common examples in MM and SD, a detailed CFOP list and links to the state tables.Read article
  10. CNAE (National Classification of Economic Activities)What the CNAE is, the risks of choosing the wrong one, how an accountant helps, CNAE examples and a list of CNAEs with Simples Nacional appendix, Factor R and rate.Read article
  11. Tax RegimesThe three Brazilian tax regimes (Actual Profit, Presumed Profit and Simplified), how each one calculates direct taxes and which companies can opt for each.Read article
  12. SPED (e-Reporting)What SPED is, the ECD, EFD and ECF bookkeeping types, the most important SPED files and their frequency, and the blocks and registers of the SPED ECD file.Read article
  13. Brazilian Tax Reform (New Brazilian VAT)How the Brazilian tax reform replaces IPI, PIS, COFINS, ICMS and ISS with a dual VAT (IBS and CBS) plus the Selective Tax (IS), and the main characteristics of the new taxes.Read article