Brazilian tax residency arrives faster than most expats expect, and it covers worldwide income. The difference between planning before the move and cleaning up after it is substantial.
The rule that surprises everyone: you generally become a Brazilian tax resident either the day you arrive on a permanent visa, or after 183 days of presence within any 12-month window on temporary entries. From that moment, Brazil taxes your worldwide income — the pension paid in Ohio, the dividends in London, the rental in Lisbon — under monthly (Carnê-Leão) and annual (DIRPF) filing obligations most newcomers have never heard of.
None of this is a reason not to move; Brazil has credit mechanisms and reciprocity arrangements with major countries (including the US and UK) that prevent most double taxation when filings are done correctly on both sides. But it is a reason to plan the move date, the income structure, and the asset declarations before residency starts, not at the first April filing deadline after it.
We handle the legal architecture — residency timing, the entry and exit declarations (Comunicação and Declaração de Saída Definitiva when you leave), foreign-asset reporting, and the interaction with your home-country obligations — working alongside your accountant or bringing a Brazilian one into the engagement.
Every price is itemized like an honest receipt — our flat fee, plus each government, registry and translation charge, estimated high so the number only ever moves down. Add a package to your cart and pay online, or request a quote for anything bespoke. Only value-based taxes are billed at cost; the final fee is confirmed in your engagement letter.
When Brazilian tax residency starts for you, and what it pulls into the Brazilian tax net.
Residency-date strategy, income structuring, and what to do before the 183rd day.
DIRPF, Carnê-Leão on foreign income, and foreign-asset reporting — built with your accountant or ours.
Missed years cleaned up. Scope and fee quoted after we see the gap — it's common and it's fixable.
All-in estimates for English-speaking service to foreigners, with every fee we can foresee rounded up. Two cases with the same label can differ in scope — your engagement letter sets the final, written fee, and lines marked “at cost” (value-based taxes like ITBI and ITCMD) are passed through with receipts. Contested or litigated matters are quoted individually, never sold off a price list.
When did (or will) Brazilian tax residency start for you, given your entries, visa, and plans.
Each income stream classified: how Brazil sees it, how your home country sees it, where credits apply.
Filings, declarations, and the monthly routine — built with your accountant or ours.
DIRPF season, asset declarations, and updates as your income mix changes.
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