@Marcos999
American expat in Brazil
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Registration: 14 September 2016
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Golden Visa via Real Estate investment by Sampa_Brooklin
Hello - I am interested in contacting any expats on this forum who have obtained residency in Brazil based on real estate investment. I own two properties in Brazil and am looking to apply for the residency but it has been extremely difficult ...
@abthree Glad you found this useful.My thinking is similar to yours. I utilize portions of the report for both US and Brazil tax reporting. Certainly, the exchange transactions. And the the report's official dates on opening and ... Read More
Golden Visa via Real Estate investment by Sampa_Brooklin
Hello - I am interested in contacting any expats on this forum who have obtained residency in Brazil based on real estate investment. I own two properties in Brazil and am looking to apply for the residency but it has been extremely difficult ...
@mberigan I end up checking Registrato every month or so to check if a new account was opened in my name without my knowledge. Same goes for new credit lines I didn't ask for. Personally speaking, I would rather get this information ... Read More
Golden Visa via Real Estate investment by Sampa_Brooklin
Hello - I am interested in contacting any expats on this forum who have obtained residency in Brazil based on real estate investment. I own two properties in Brazil and am looking to apply for the residency but it has been extremely difficult ...
@Pablo888 If you have opened bank accounts down here, and take a close look at the account opening documentation, you will note that you have given express authorization for your banks to report account movements and balances, along with detailed ... Read More
Golden Visa via Real Estate investment by Sampa_Brooklin
Hello - I am interested in contacting any expats on this forum who have obtained residency in Brazil based on real estate investment. I own two properties in Brazil and am looking to apply for the residency but it has been extremely difficult ...
@Sampa_BrooklinHave you considered utilizing the Banco Central's Registrato system?It's the portal by which users may access, directly and instantly from the Banco Central, their purchases or sales of foreign currency that have passed through the ... Read More
Brazil new Tax law for 2024 for resident and Citizens by NewBrazil
This just was signed into law in 2024 Brazil government created a new tax. This applies to crypto, dividends from investments funds, platform , real estate and Trust. This applies to anything made outside the country at 15% tax this for both ...
@Peter ItamaracaAbsolutely. My point is simply that, with these changes to the local tax treatment of our overseas investments, it's probably worth checking in with our local accountants to see how they might affect our individual tax positions and ... Read More
Brazil new Tax law for 2024 for resident and Citizens by NewBrazil
This just was signed into law in 2024 Brazil government created a new tax. This applies to crypto, dividends from investments funds, platform , real estate and Trust. This applies to anything made outside the country at 15% tax this for both ...
Catching up here after a long hiatus!I hate to say it, but people here have been COMPLETELY missing the boat in terms of which are the changes that actually matter with this new law, how this actually affects expats, and as to what potentially ... Read More
Brazil new Tax law for 2024 for resident and Citizens by NewBrazil
This just was signed into law in 2024 Brazil government created a new tax. This applies to crypto, dividends from investments funds, platform , real estate and Trust. This applies to anything made outside the country at 15% tax this for both ...
@guernecaNo problem. It can get quite complicated, depending on your overall tax position. I would just stress that I am not a tax lawyer or CPA so I would not like to give tax advice, but in toying (quickly) with the online ... Read More
Brazil new Tax law for 2024 for resident and Citizens by NewBrazil
This just was signed into law in 2024 Brazil government created a new tax. This applies to crypto, dividends from investments funds, platform , real estate and Trust. This applies to anything made outside the country at 15% tax this for both ...
@abthreeVery sound advice. Read More
Brazil new Tax law for 2024 for resident and Citizens by NewBrazil
This just was signed into law in 2024 Brazil government created a new tax. This applies to crypto, dividends from investments funds, platform , real estate and Trust. This applies to anything made outside the country at 15% tax this for both ...
    04/15/24 @abthreeKeep in mind, the US has a sizable exemption for capital gains and dividends. Brazil doesn't have that, so you'll get hit with the higher of the two taxes, which will be Brazilian.   ... Read More
Must CIE card with Validade "Indeterminada" be Updated to CRNM card? by MangoMike
Upon reading articles linked to posts in this forum about Permanent Residence, I became aware of the Policia Federal's migration from the older CIE cards with RNE number, to the RNM cards, and currently to the CRNM cards now issued to expats ...
Whoa @abthree! I much preferred your initial answer to @MangoMike, so why don't we stick with that.But this being Brazil, a new acronym linked to an object with essentially the same characteristics apparently renders validade "indeterminada" to ... Read More
Must CIE card with Validade "Indeterminada" be Updated to CRNM card? by MangoMike
Upon reading articles linked to posts in this forum about Permanent Residence, I became aware of the Policia Federal's migration from the older CIE cards with RNE number, to the RNM cards, and currently to the CRNM cards now issued to expats ...
Yes - you don't need to change.The new Law of Migration that went into effect in 2017 was very clear:Â CIEs issued after the last general re-registration in the 1990s remain in effect until their expiration date;Â if "Validade" is ... Read More
Brazilian Bank Account by roddiesho
I need to open a Brazilian Bank Account (recommendations welcome). i am living permanentlywith my Brazilian wife and my Brazilian second mother in Ceara. I do not have any Brazilian credentials yet.What will I need? Thanx,Roddie in Retirement. ...
@rraypo Did Itau require anything other than the protocol/CRNM and CPF number to open the bank account? -@californiainbrazilI had asked the PF for an approval letter for bank accounts, but that was really not needed. I had tried and failed for a ... Read More
Staying too long - resident taxes by OzneSil
Hi.If i works for a US company full time remotely, have zero business or income in Brazil, stay over 183 days in a house i own, and a citizen of both countries:1. Do both governments automatically know i am in Brazil and resort to each other?2. Does ...
@OzneSil Here you go OzneSil. Not really. I was just following this hoping (in vain) that it would lead to a tax treaty.Just digging a little, the original agreement can be found in the footnote to the US Treasury press release, ... Read More
Staying too long - resident taxes by OzneSil
Hi.If i works for a US company full time remotely, have zero business or income in Brazil, stay over 183 days in a house i own, and a citizen of both countries:1. Do both governments automatically know i am in Brazil and resort to each other?2. Does ...
I think the OP has received some very good, nuanced responses.I would just add that, from a top-down point of view, unbelievably Brazil and the USA do NOT have in force a Bilateral Tax Treaty. Despite all the historical commercial ties between ... Read More
Jury Duty in USA by MacaeRick
Has anyone received a summons to be on jury duty in the county where their permanent address is located?I haven't received a jury duty summons since I moved to Brazil 12 years ago.I don't know if I should tell them I no longer liver in the USA.Maybe ...
@MacaeRick, your former state may well have you in their database for jury duty (and the like) as you mention that you maintain a drivers license issued by that state.Since you mention that you haven't received a summons in all that time, that could ... Read More