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Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados

Tax: Non-contentious

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Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados

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VPBG’s tax team is prepared to deal with a wide range of tax issues, including the most complex ones. 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.
Our tax consultancy team key types of work are:
•    Tax structuring advice in the context of M&A transactions, including assistance in the definition of the most efficient tax model to be adopted for doing business in Brazil;
•    Administrative and judicial tax litigation at Federal, State and Municipal level;
•    Tax advisory services involving Domestic and International taxation, including the analysis of international tax cases, tax treaties interpretation, qualification of income and foreign tax credits;
•    Legal opinions and memorandums on tax law matters;
•    Risk assessment of tax claims for accounting and due diligence purposes;
•    Legal tax due diligence;
•    Application for and negotiation of tax ruling, benefits and incentives with Brazilian federal, state and municipal;
•    Assistance with Tax Amnesty and Installments programs application;
•    Review and mapping of the taxes impacts on agreement negotiations.

Industries (15)

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

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Tax: Non-contentious - Brazil


What the Team is Known For

Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados is well-versed in assisting companies hailing from diverse industries, including energy, technology and investment management, with the fiscal implications of a range of corporate and financial operations, such as acquisitions and investment structuring mandates. The team boasts expertise in advising clients on both direct taxes, such as IRPJ and CSLL, and indirect taxes, such as ICMS and PIS/COFINS.

Work Highlights

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  • Vella Pugliese provided Verisure with a study on the impact of the tax reform on its current and future operations in Brazil.

Strengths

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  • Vella Pugliese's work comes with deep knowledge and commercial acumen. Getting in touch with its partners is a smooth process and turnaround times are fast.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 5Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho
    Band 5Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho

    Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho

    Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho is head of the tax department. His longstanding practice enables him to tackle tax planning mandates, including those concerning cross-border mandates. He can also handle the tax implications of corporate transactions.

    • Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho is a lawyer highly specialised in state taxes. His knowledge makes his guidance very swift and precise. Plus, he's got a lot of business acumen.

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