Tax Litigation: Highly Regarded
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 4
About
Provided by FCAM - Ferraz de Camargo e Matsunaga Advogados
FCAM Advogados was founded in 1989 with an exclusively focus on Tax. Throughout the years FCAM has expanded to all main areas of law, becoming a full-service firm, but Tax law is still one of ours leading areas.
FCAM serves national and international clients from all industries and sectors, providing high quality services to companies, families and individuals, seeking to assist them to navigate through the complexity of the Brazilian environment.
Our consulting services include legal opinions on controversial tax matters, assessment of tax risks and positions, assistance on M&A transactions, tax structuring and modeling, analysis of cross-border transactions, tax planning, assistance on tax incentives and the monetization of tax credits.
Our disputes resolution services comprise the assistance on the entire tax dispute cycle, including the design of defensive strategies, assistance on documenting transactions and positions for further inspections, assistance on tax queries, audit procedures, voluntary disclosure and settlement programs, representation of clients in audit procedures and before the administrative and judicial Brazilian courts.
Chambers Review
Ferraz de Camargo e Matsunaga Advogados has a tax department acting on judicial and administrative tax litigation, including before CARF and the Superior Court of Justice. The team is active handling disputes arising from a range of state and federal taxes, including ICMS, IRPJ, CSLL, and PIS and COFINS. The firm has additional experience advising clients on matters related to the Manaus Free Trade Zone.
Work Highlights
- The law firm has assisted Furukawa Electric Latam in requesting judicial recognition of the unconstitutionality of CIDE to ensure Furukawa's right not to pay CIDE on remittances abroad.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"In all tax matters that we took to the firm, it has always demonstrated solid and in-depth knowledge, reassuring us in our decision-making. They are efficient as well as accurate."
"The professionals at FCAM have a lot of technical knowledge and delve into the client's business."
"In all tax matters that we took to the firm, it has always demonstrated solid and in-depth knowledge, reassuring us in our decision-making. They are efficient as well as accurate."
"The professionals at FCAM have a lot of technical knowledge and delve into the client's business."
