Changes in the collection of the PIS/Cofins put services on alert

Sao Paulo-the uncertain path in the reforms provided for in Brazilian tax system generates insecurity and freezes contributions in the area of services, especially when the topic is the reform of PIS/Cofins. In search of answers, will meet today (23) in Brasília (DF) to discuss the proposals and the vision of the sector.
One of the planned meetings will be with Congressman Luiz Carlos Hauly to understand the draft tax reform tabled by rapporteur yesterday (22) in the Chamber of Deputies. The second, will be with the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia. The latter idea is to emphasize that the sector has no more room for tax increases and the possibility of reform of PIS/Cofins may only encumber. The proposal, in addition to defining the business migration scheme "Cumulative" (with a rate of 3.65%) for the "non-cumulative" (with a rate of 9.25%), will also use the credit to financial compensation instead of the physical.
According to industry leaders, despite having started in the previous Government, the proposal by the Secretariat of Federal revenue of Brazil (RFB) has been '' threatened be taken to Congress ''. "There is still some doubt about which way the Government will follow [broad reform or part of PIS/Cofins]. We know that there are other priorities, but to service companies is important for the Government to signal that there will be no change in PIS/Ends ", points out the consultant that advises institutional services, Emerson Casali. The lack of definition, according to the expert, has made many companies hold contributions. "You have a business plan that closes in a scenario, but all of a sudden with high of 3% or 4% of the load, you think about."
"Tax reform is necessary, but it has to come as a whole, not sliced", explains the Director of the Federation of hospitals, clinics and laboratories in the State of São Paulo (Fehoesp), Luiz Fernando Ferrari. According to him, the change benefits long-chain industries, which can accumulate physical or financial credits to cash. "In the case of services that has intensive labor and is not discounted, does not pay."
According to legal/tax advisor the Federation of cargo Transport companies of the State of São Paulo (Fetcesp), Azubike Sailor, 95% of the road transport companies have income tax by the presumed profits. "Those who were forced to switch to non-cumulative because they had real profit, in the past, had substantial additions, because our biggest input is labor," he says.
In the case of health, Ferrari of Fehoesp, says that the reform of PIS/Cofins can return to Government in the form of cost. "You''re going to have more people in the lurch by the private health, because employment is our main customer," says referring to the high cost of health care business collectives.
Not too far from reality, the Vice President of the National Federation of private schools (FENEP), Ahmad_el_6yb Pacios, emphasizes that reform can impact 6.57% average in tuition. That in the midst of a scenario of default average of 12% a month. "We can pass on the tax adjustment and public charges, but that''s not what we want. If you increase, begins to be unfeasible for families. As a result, there is loss of license plates and firing of teachers and staff. An industry that '' desonera '' the public cannot be mortgaged, "he points out.
Is independent of the reform, the President of the National Union of contractors and Installers of systems (Sinstal), Vivien Suruagy, explains that the net result of the service contracts are between 1% and 2%. "If there is high tax rates, companies will have a loss. The idea of unification and simplification discussed is good, but we are opposed to any reform that increases the taxes. If 40% of companies break, "he says.
Not only that all these insecurity, companies have commented that another uncertainty is the possibility of increasing the rates for the tax reform, once the collection tends to decrease after the SUPREME COURT''s decision to exclude the GST calculation base for PIS/Cofins.