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Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados

Tax: Litigation

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Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados

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Our tax team has a reputation for providing first class comprehensive tax services in Brazil and internationally in an efficient and client friendly manner, offering an interdisciplinary approach, creating cost-saving efficiencies for our clients of several different sectors.

The main differential of the Tax Litigation practice is the variety of services that our team offers. The key types of work developed by our Tax Litigation Department consist in:

•    Previous analysis of our clients’ field, activities and structure. We offer tax controversy solution, mainly in what concerns judicially challenging the legislation issued by the Municipality, States and Federal Government (as an active player);
•    The availability of tax credit and designing the best strategy of recovering;
•    The plannig, design and drafting of requests for Tax Benefits or Special Regimes before the Municipalities, States and the Federal Government;
•    The study, design and drafting of requests for Tax Benefits or Special Regimes before the Municipalities, States and the Federal Government;
•    Our practice in tax audits has successfully avoided the long path of litigation in many cases or, at least, enabled the tax assessment to be issued in a way that can be more easily challenged by the Courts.
•    Wide coverage of all Brazilian Tax Courts, both administrative and judicial.

Industries (15)

  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
  • Banking
  • Life Sciences and Healthcare
  • Agribusiness
  • Trading export
  • Ports and Airports
  • Retail
  • Oil & Gas
  • Chemical and Petrochemical
  • Financial Institutions and Means of Payment
  • Digital Economy
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Technology
  • Engineering

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Tax: Litigation - Brazil


What the Team is Known For
Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados is well versed in representing domestic companies hailing particularly from the energy sector in judicial and administrative litigation mandates. The team is recognised for its strong capabilities advising on taxation in regulated sectors. The firm boasts considerable know-how in providing counsel on contentious tax matters arising from the collection of federal, state and municipal taxes, including PIS and COFINS, ICMS and ISS.

Work Highlights

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  • VPBG conducted collective action in favour of Sindigás and associated

    companies, covering 100% of the liquefied petroleum gas distribution market, against the collection of ICMS in the single-phase tax regime above the general rates provided for in each State. 

Strengths

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  • A firm with good technical capacity in tax aspects. The lawyers, especially partners, have excellent knowledge and technical skills. The staff is very helpful and available.

    Tax: Litigation respondentGlobal
  • The team shows a great deal of knowledge and confidence, possessing a diverse range of expertise and a strong ability to handle complex issues with confidence and thoroughness.

    Tax: Litigation respondentGlobal
  • The helpfulness of the professionals, combined with their deep legal knowledge, makes the solutions presented appropriate and personalised to our needs.

    Tax: Litigation respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho
    Band 2Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho

    Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho

    Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho is a well-regarded practitioner admired for his knowledge and expertise. He draws upon years of experience as a former CARF council member to provide companies with advice on complex tax disputes.
    • Antonio Guidoni Filhohas a lot of technical capacity and experience in conflict resolution.

      Tax: Litigation respondentGlobal
    • Antonio Guidoni Filho has consistently demonstrated a profound understanding of the law, coupled with a strategic approach to complex legal issues. 

      Tax: Litigation respondentGlobal
    • Antonio Guidoni Filho is an excellent professional, with very good technical knowledge. and is available to the client.

      Tax: Litigation respondentGlobal

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