Brazil enacts new rules impacting dividend withholding, interest deductions, goodwill amortization and CFCs
The Brazilian government on May 14, 2014 enacted Law No. 12.973/2014, converting into law Provisional Measure 627/2013 (PM 627). The key provisions of the enacted law are the revocation of the Transitional Tax Regime (RTT) and new rules regarding the treatment of dividends, interest on net equity (INE), amortization of goodwill, and controlled foreign corporations