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Brazil has one of the most diverse and rapidly changing regulatory environments in the world. New tax laws are continuously being introduced and current laws are often amended without notice. This state-by-state guide to Brazil has been created to ensure that you never miss an update again.

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In 2008, Brazil adopted a clearance electronic invoicing model in which the country’s tax authority must receive and clear an invoice before a supplier can issue it to a payer. More than a decade later, the Brazilian tax administration’s digitization has evolved so much that other tax administrations call Brazil the Google of fiscal goods. Current regulations include electronic invoices for: supplies of goods (NF-e), services (NFS-e), transport services (CT-e), freight (MDF-e), SPED, REINF and, more recently, for the supply of electricity (NF3e). This document provides an overview of the mandates and regulations in Brazil.

Mexico is a pioneer in electronic invoicing and VAT enforcement, having begun its digitization journey in 2010. Today, Mexico has
one of the most technologically advanced tax administrations in the world. Companies unaware of or unprepared for Mexican
e-invoicing mandates could face significant fines and penalties, along with supply-chain disruptions and cash-flow issues. This
document provides an overview of mandates and regulations in Mexico.

Failure to comply with business-to-government regulations in Latin America can impact critical business functions, not only resulting in millions of dollars in fines and penalties, but also shipping delays and operational shut-downs. In the most complex regulatory environments, such as Brazil, these mandates even affect sales, procurement and HR functions. Though the end goal of […]

Why Shared Services in Latin America is Fundamentally Different from the Rest of the World As companies around the world look for ways to make shared services even more efficient, they should look toward Latin America, where government regulations are necessitating that companies set the bar for innovations. As a result, shared service departments in […]

Technology has transformed your business and your products, and it’s about to change your ERP. But, it’s also transforming tax, and it could have a significant impact on your plans for S/4HANA. Sovos keeps you ahead by offering the first complete solution for modern tax. And with more than two decades of experience with SAP, […]

The Sovos Intelligent Compliance Cloud sits on a unique cloud software platform that is built to bring previously disparate tax solutions and data together for use wherever your business operates—through a single platform. The S1 architecture allows Sovos to do the hard work for you, adapting to changes in technology requirements and government regulations – […]

Increasingly complex VAT regulations are sweeping across Europe and Latin America, demanding technology adoption to support compliance and reporting-related activities. Now is the time for businesses to reevaluate their processes and technology to ensure they can meet complex VAT compliance and reporting initiatives, tightly integrate with government tax authorities, support real-time access to transactional data […]