Thais Veiga Shingai

Practice Areas

Tax

Career

Thais is distinguished by her deep understanding of her clients' businesses, strengthened by her dual education in Tax Law and Accounting, as well as her experience as a secondee in Brazilian companies. Her key clients include service providers, chemical and beverage industries, and payment systems. Since 2021, Thais has been ranked by a Brazilian publication as one of the most admired lawyers in the healthcare sector.

Thais has a comprehensive view of tax law, working across multiple fronts, both academic and professional, with an interdisciplinary approach that includes other areas of law such as corporate, labor, real estate, and social security, always with a focus on taxation. She specializes in tax advisory services, covering day-to-day business activities with a focus on corporate income and revenue taxation, tax planning, and structuring of new businesses. Thais frequently handles complex tax issues, including the use of goodwill, taxation of outsourcing, and intercompany transactions.

Professional Memberships

Brazilian Bar Association (OAB). Member of Ibradim (Brazilian Institute of Real Estate Law).

Personal

Thais holds a Bachelor's degree in Law from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Fipecafi. She also completed an MBA in Tax Management at Fipecafi. Thais earned her Master's degree in Accounting from FEA/USP and is currently pursuing her PhD in Accounting at the same institution. Professor of Tax Law and Accounting at Insper. Researcher at Insper’s Taxation Center (Núcleo de Tributação do Insper). Guest Professor of Tax Law and Accounting at Fipecafi (Actuarial and Financial Accounting Research Institute), IBDT (Brazilian Institute of Tax Law) and Apet (Association of Tax Studies).

Publications

https://g1.globo.com/economia/noticia/2024/09/22/imposto-de-renda-pessoas-fisicas-e-empresas-poderao-atualizar-valor-de-imoveis-entenda-se-e-vantajoso.ghtml

https://valor.globo.com/legislacao/noticia/2024/08/01/instrucao-normativa-mexe-no-calculo-dos-jcp.ghtml

https://valor.globo.com/legislacao/noticia/2024/07/24/receita-esclarece-exclusao-do-icms-do-pis-cofins.ghtml

https://valor.globo.com/reforma-tributaria/noticia/2024/07/22/reforma-tributaria-preve-cashback-para-armas-e-imposto-seletivo-para-barco-de-subsistencia.ghtml

https://www.jota.info/artigos/imposto-seletivo-em-construcao

Work Highlights

Among Thais' most prominent work is her significant dedication to the Brazilian consumption tax reform. This reform process began in 2019, was approved in 2023, and is currently in the regulatory phase in the National Congress. Thais has been advising numerous clients and organizations from various sectors on the impacts of the tax reform and has actively participated in public hearings in the National Congress, as well as technical meetings with lawmakers and government officials to present studies. Additionally, she has an extensive record of publications, interviews, and courses taught in the field.

Industry Sector Expertise

Healthcare, Chemical and Beverage industries, Payment systems and Real Estate

Languages Spoken

Portuguese, English