Receita Federal is a taxes official body in Brazil. Receita Federal is in charge of collecting federal taxes.
Receita Federal or Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil is a Secretariat, subordinated to the Minister of Finances (Ministério da Fazenda). Receita Federal is in charge of issuing and managing the CPF, a database about the Brazilian taxpayers. Each taxpayer is given a number, also called CPF; the CPF number is used in practically every commercial, financial and administrative activity in Brazil.
Receita Federal is in charge of Internal Revenue Taxes, Foreign Trade Taxes and (since 2005) the Social Security Revenues.
Receita is handle practically all the Federal revenues, which include taxes (income tax, industrial production tax, foreign trade tax, credit and insurance tax), economic contributions (contributions paid based on economic activity) and social security contributions (contributions which should be paid to retired workers, disabled people, the poor elderly).
Receita is divided in several offices for each task. Receita is also in charge of foreign trading taxes, so Receita auditors stay in airports and ports checking luggages and collecting applicable importing and exporting taxes.
The main officer of Receita is the Secretário da Receita Federal, who is appointed by the Minister of Finances with due approval by the President of the Republic.
You can visit Receita Federal website at www.receita.fazenda.gov.br for more information and service.
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