I have just moved to Brasil to Live.
I have bought an appartment and a Car.

From January next month I will move permanantly to Rio de janeiro.
I work in Brasil, but my employer is from Europe.
I get my Salery in a account in A european Bank.

I would very much like to declaere my salery here in Brasil, but I don´t know what to do.

I need a reliable accountant or a Good Tax Lawyer.
Someone that I can trust.


Rgds

Haika

Hello Haika,

Do you have any kind of permanent visa in Brazil? I doubt that you would be able to pay income tax in Brazil unless you have resident status.

As a foreign resident in Brazil you are taxed on world-wide income, but there is a number of treaties and other issues that can only be addressed by a qualified tax attorney.

Here is a contact info for a firm called International Tax solutions

Accountant´s name is Vilma Vieira Gonçalves

+55 21 2629-7626
+55 21 8134-8513

I´ve never used them, so this contact comes with the "buyer beware" clause.

Good luck,
Boris

I have a 2 years working visa and I am in the process of applying for a permanent Visa on the ground of family reunion.
I have a brassilian daugther.

Congradulations on your Brazilian daughter, the downside being, now you definetly need to pay taxes

Regards,
Boris

hahaha yes, you are right about that.
But then again you can´t have everything,

No seriously, I acctually like to pay a bit of tax. If not of all my salery, so a bit of it. Don´t want to look too bad.

I guess a little bit of tax is OK , but you have to be very careful not to pay too much. Especially now when you have a child to support.

I will look up other English-speaking CPAs with international tax and accounting experience.

If you wish to contact a law firm that can help you with tax planning, I can recommend Castro, Barros, Gomes, Sobral - Advogados.

We´ve been using them a lot on a variety of issues. They have excellent tax attorneys.

The partner we usually speak with is:

José Augusto de Araujo Leal
Castro, Barros, Sobral, Gomes - Advogados
Praia de Botafogo, nº 228/15º andar - Ala "B"
22.250-040 - Rio de Janeiro - RJ
BRASIL
Tel.: 55 21 2132.1855 / 55 21 2132.1809
Fax: 55 21 2132.1856 / 1857 / 1858 / 1859
e-mail: jaleal@cbsg.com.br

Regards,
Boris

Haika, since your check comes from another country and you probably pay taxes there, you will have to check if Brazil has an international treaty or tax accord with such country in order for you not to pay taxes twice. The USA and England, since their are the most commom countries where this situation happens is automatic the non-double taxation. Below is a complete list in Portuguese of countries Brazil has an agreement with to avoid double taxation as per Decreto Lei n. 3000/1999, artigo 997.

"Alemanha, Argentina, Austria, Belgica, Canada, China, Chile, Coreia, Dinamarca, Equador, Espanha, Filipinas, Finlandia, França, Holanda, Hungria, India, Itália, Japão, Luxemburgo, Noruega, Portugal, Republica Eslovaca, Republica Checa, e Suecia".

I also have a booklet downloaded from the Receita Federal on that issue. If you choose I can send it to you. That will help understand better these issues.

Should you have more questions, please feel free to contact me.

Jose C. Santiago
Multinvest International Realty, São Paulo - Brazil
Affiliated - Licensed Attorney
Direct Phone: (11)9348-5729
Elite International, Miami - U.S.A.
Phone: (800)983-7060
jsantiago@eliteinternational.com

Can you clarify the following sentence? Are the USA and England double taxed or not?

The USA and England, since their are the most commom countries where this situation happens is automatic the non-double taxation.

I apologize if I did not express myself easily. The USA and England are the only two countries which double taxation does not take place, despite of the inexistence of a particular International Tax Agreement.

Jose C. Santiago
Multinvest and Elite International
Phone: (11)9348-5729 - Brazil / (800)983-7060 - USA
jsantiago@eliteinternational.com