Schneider Pugliese

Firm Overview:

Founded in 2007, the firm is highly specialised in tax law advising national and foreign clients from a wide range of sectors. Schneider, Pugliese, is best known for its expertise on complex judicial and administrative tax litigation, tax consulting and tax planning. The team of specialists brings years of experience dealing with every single aspect of the intricate and challenging Brazilian tax system. The firm encourages innovative thinking to deliver creative solutions to meet clients’ needs, expectations and budget. Internally, the firm has been investing in its organisational culture.

Who we are

We are Schneider Pugliese, your tax law specialist. Our exclusive focus on tax matters guarantees our clients personalized and assertive solutions. Our expertise in the issues we deal with contributes to a close and trusting relationship, which is essential for achieving the best results.

Founded in 2007, in the city of São Paulo, our office has seven partners, and a branch in Brasília. Our personnel are an essential part of the Schneider Pugliese culture, which in 2020 reinvented itself with the launch of the Schneider Pugliese, 4.0 project.

Thus, a new way of acting and doing business was born: an innovative, agile, inclusive practice, committed to the client and performed by qualified, collaborative, and attuned professionals.

In 2022, our firm opened a new branch in the capital of São Paulo. Due to a year with so many changes and transformations in all scenarios, Schneider Pugliese has also been transformed. The new space is part of the firm’s modernization and expansion plan to provide even more interaction between our professionals, clients, and partners.

Our purpose is to lead the Tax Law market in Brazil and contribute to the development of tax and social issues. Welcome! It will be a pleasure to have you as part of this purpose.

Social Responsability

Schneider Pugliese, is committed to social actions and understands that social development is a daily responsibility for everyone.

We support some entities that make a difference in people’s lives in São Paulo, the city where our firm is located. In 2021, we donated blankets to Agasalho Campaign, led by the Red Cross. In 2020, as part of our actions in favor of Outubro Rosa, we raised funds for the NGO Cabelegria, which transforms the donation of hair into wigs for women and children diagnosed with cancer.

In 2023, we are expanding our horizons and have become the official supplier of Voz dos Oceanos, an expedition that seeks to witness, document, and raise awareness about oceanpollution.

Tax Planning & Consulting:

The legal tax advisory team has vast experience in domestic and international tax consulting and tax planning matters. The services include preparing legal opinions to clarify the interpretation, the applicability of the tax legislation and the construction of corporate structures that allow legitimate tax savings. The work involves dealing with the State Treasury Offices and the Brazilian Federal Revenue Office to offset taxes, request refunds, organise contingencies for the issue of tax clearance certificates (CND); filing inquiries, obtaining the concession of special regimes and tax incentives, and advising clients on all measures to comply with tax requests. The firm designs tax strategies and structures that mitigate tax impact on clients’ businesses, with an all-encompassing approach and business view.

International Work:

The firm’s tax advisory and tax planning team deals with several international taxation issues. International clients, generally multinational companies, with interests in Brazil demand advisory on cross-border transactions taxation, as well as ultra-high net worth private Brazilian clients, with assets abroad. The firm has also litigated against assessment notices involving the taxation of foreign source profits obtained by Brazilian companies.

Our Offices

São Paulo

Ed. Santa Catarina - Av. Paulista, 283,

4º andar - Bela Vista

São Paulo,SP,Brasil

tel +55 11 3201 7550

Brasília

Ed. Brasil 21 - SHS,Quadra 6,Conjunto A,Bloco A,

Sala 607 - Asa Sul

Brasília,DF,Brasil

tel +55 61 3251 9400

Who we are

We are Schneider Pugliese, your tax law specialist. Our exclusive focus on tax matters guarantees our clients personalized and assertive solutions. Our expertise in the issues we deal with contributes to a close and trusting relationship, which is essential for achieving the best results.

Founded in 2007, in the city of São Paulo, our office has seven partners, and a branch in Brasília. Our personnel are an essential part of the Schneider Pugliese culture, which in 2020 reinvented itself with the launch of the Schneider Pugliese, 4.0 project.

Thus, a new way of acting and doing business was born: an innovative, agile, inclusive practice, committed to the client and performed by qualified, collaborative, and attuned professionals.

In 2022, our firm opened a new branch in the capital of São Paulo. Due to a year with so many changes and transformations in all scenarios, Schneider Pugliese has also been transformed. The new space is part of the firm’s modernization and expansion plan to provide even more interaction between our professionals, clients, and partners.

Our purpose is to lead the Tax Law market in Brazil and contribute to the development of tax and social issues. Welcome! It will be a pleasure to have you as part of this purpose.

Social Responsability

Schneider Pugliese, is committed to social actions and understands that social development is a daily responsibility for everyone.

We support some entities that make a difference in people’s lives in São Paulo, the city where our firm is located. In 2021, we donated blankets to Agasalho Campaign, led by the Red Cross. In 2020, as part of our actions in favor of Outubro Rosa, we raised funds for the NGO Cabelegria, which transforms the donation of hair into wigs for women and children diagnosed with cancer.

In 2023, we are expanding our horizons and have become the official supplier of Voz dos Oceanos, an expedition that seeks to witness, document, and raise awareness about oceanpollution.

Practice areas

We develop legal opinions to resolve doubts about the interpretation and application of tax laws. We have extensive experience in consulting and in national and international tax planning, using treaties signed by Brazil to provide legal tax advantages to Brazilian and foreign companies. In addition, we organize and participate in tax committees of companies, groups of companies, and trade associations.

Tax Advisory and Planning

We develop legal opinions to resolve doubts about the interpretation and application of tax laws. We have extensive experience in consulting and in national and international tax planning, using treaties signed by Brazil to provide legal tax advantages to Brazilian and foreign companies. In addition, we organize and participate in tax committees of companies, groups of companies, and trade associations.

Judicial Litigation and Tax Administrative

We act before the Administrative and Judicial Courts, including the Superior Courts, to defend the interests of our clients in the event of tax-deficiency notice, writs of mandamus, declaratory judgment action, and action for annulment, tax foreclosures, etc. Our professionals have extensive experience in judicial and administrative litigation and are authorized to represent our clients at the federal, state, district, and municipal levels. We also have great expertise in repetitive appeals, before the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), and with general appeals, before the Federal Supreme Court (STF), representing companies and trade associations in the solution of national tax claims.

Practice before the bodies responsible for tax revenue

• Organization of contingencies to issue Debt Clearance Certificate (CND), before the Finance Departments of all States and the Ministry of Finance;
• Presentation of inquiries, obtaining concession of special regimes and tax incentives, among others;
• Follow-up of inspections carried out by tax auditors, assisting in the conduct of the inspection procedure, with the delivery of documents;
• Preparation of determination letters to the tax summons and other actions subject to the adequate fulfillment of tax requests.

Our Offices

São Paulo

Ed. Santa Catarina - Av. Paulista, 283,

4º andar - Bela Vista

São Paulo,SP,Brasil

tel +55 11 3201 7550

Brasília

Ed. Brasil 21 - SHS,Quadra 6,Conjunto A,Bloco A,

Sala 607 - Asa Sul

Brasília,DF,Brasil

tel +55 61 3251 9400