Your Delaware company: Taxed in Brazil this year?
Your Delaware company: Taxed in Brazil this year?
The moment you become a Brazilian tax resident—permanent visa or 183+ days in the country—the Receita Federal taxes your controlled foreign corporation’s profits annually, whether you distribute them or not.
What counts as ‘control’ of a foreign company?
December 31st
On $100,000 in offshore profit, you’d owe up to $27,500 in Brazilian income tax—even with zero transfers to a Brazilian account. The progressive rate reaches 27.5%.
DICA
✗ Myth: I can defer tax until I take dividends from my foreign company.
❝ Brazil doesn’t wait for you to bring the money home—it taxes your offshore profits at the close of each year.
Imagine the relief of knowing you’re fully compliant—no surprise bills, no panic.