Brazil: Sao Paulo State Attorney General's Office (PGE) has released its initial tax settlement notice for ICMS debts registered as active debt

In brief

On 7 February 2024, the Sao Paulo State Attorney General's Office (PGE/SP) published Resolution No. 6/2024. The resolution regulates State Law No. 17,843/2023 on tax settlements. In addition, on 7 February 2024, PGE/SP also published the first call for adherence (PGE/SP Notice No. 1/2024) providing for the possibility to settle ICMS debts registered as an Active Debt of the State of São Paulo.

The settlement can be done by paying the debts in up to 120 installments and/or applying discounts of up to 100% on interest on late payments. This notice will be available until 29 April 2024.


Contents

More details

PGE Resolution No. 6/2024 outlines the requirements for settlements for the collection of tax debts recorded as Active Debt of the State of São Paulo (and other state entities whose representation is the responsibility of the Attorney General's Office of the State of São Paulo). The main points regulated are those we have already covered in our Legal Alert on Law 17.843/20231.

Along with the Resolution, PGE/SP Notice No. 1/2024 was also published. The deadline to join program is from 2 July 2024 to 29 April 2024.

Below is the main information related to Notice No 1/2024:

PGE/SP Notice No. 1/2024
Target Audience/ Restrictions

ICMS debts that are registered as active debt and have default interest calculated based on State Laws No. 13,918/2009 or No 16,497/2017 can be included in this modality.

The below debts cannot be considered:

  1. Additional ICMS destined for the State Fund to Combat and Eradicate Poverty (FECOEP).
  2. Debts that are fully guaranteed by a deposit, guarantee insurance or bank guarantee with a final and unappealable decision in favor of the State Treasury.
Debts owed by taxpayers who have had settlement agreements (transações) cancelled in the last two years.
Discounts on debts
  1. 100% discount on interest for late payment;
  2. 50% discount on the remaining debt, including fines of any kind, interest and legal charges, after deducting the interest  mentioned in item 1.

The total discounts cannot reduce the principal amount of the debt.

Additional benefits

It is possible to settle up to 75% of the total debt value after discounts, using:

  1. Accumulated ICMS credits and credits from rural producers, whether their own or acquired from third parties (for more information, see PGE Resolution No. 6/2024).
  2. Possibility of using credits due by the governments in judicial lawsuits – "precatórios" (for more information, see Resolution PGE/SFP No. 1/2024).

It will also be possible to use amounts that have been deposited, blocked, made unavailable or seized administratively or judicially, including to pay the 5% down payment of the residual value.

Payment plan
  1. Down payment: A payment in cash of 5% of the total debt consolidated in the tax setllement (transação);
  2. Remaining balance: in the case of installments of up to 120 months, installments will be updated by the accumulated Selic rate.
Additional conditions

If payment is made in up to 60 installments, the guarantee will be waived, unless it has already been provided in the court proceedings.

For longer payment periods, a guarantee of the full debt will be required.

 


1 For more details on the legislation, click here to access our legal alert of 09/11/2023.


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