Brazil Tax, Law & Business Briefing Published

Thomson Reuters Releases New Edition of “Brazil Tax, Law and Business Briefing”

Report addresses new challenges for businesses and investors in the region

NEW YORK, March. 16, 2012—Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, recently published its Sixth Edition of its corporate report, Brazil Tax, Law and Business Briefing through its WorldTrade Executive (WTE) brand.

The Report provides key legal and tax considerations for investors as they evaluate possible transactions in Brazil, such as acquiring or launching a business or entering into a joint venture or strategic alliance.

“Brazil’s regulations on worldwide income taxation, transfer pricing and, more recently, thin capitalization rules provide challenges for businesses operating in the region,” said Gary Brown, senior director of WTE, the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters. “The Report illuminates the nuances of Brazil’s tax code based on the insights of advisors who understand them.”

Contributors to the Report include senior experts at major accounting and law firms in the region, such as from Ernst & Young; PwC; Pinheiro Neto Advogados; Trench, Rossi e Watanabe Advogados; Sullivan & Cromwell; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; McDermott Will & Emery; White & Case; and Dewey & LeBoeuf.

Highlights of the topics include:

- Summary of Brazil’s thin capitalization rules

- How to deal with tax audits and tax litigation

- Brazil’s anti-avoidance rules

- A new list of tax havens issued by the Brazilian Tax Authorities

- Planning opportunities using treaties

- Transfer pricing in Brazil

- Developments in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions

- A preliminary guide to incorporating in Brazil

- Minority shareholding and antitrust law

- Environmental liability challenges in the Brazilian oil and gas market

- Value added tax (VAT) planning

For more information on Brazil Tax, Law and Business Briefing, including a full table of contents, go to http://www.wtexecutive.com.

Under the WTE brand, Thomson Reuters also publishes Latin American Law and Business Report, Practical Latin American Tax Strategies, and Venture Equity Latin America as well as other periodicals and reports covering international transactions.

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