BR Value added tax

Invoicing in Brazil

A business registered in Brazil charges ICMS/ISS at a standard rate of ⁨17%⁩, invoices in ⁨BRL⁩, and issues documents under names and numbering rules that are specific to Brazil. DocsOrigin carries all of that as registry data, so choosing Brazil once configures the tax, the document set, the numbering and the layout together.

Invoicing in Brazil is free forever with DocsOrigin: every document type, every export, no card and no trial.

Tax in Brazil

ICMS/ISS 17%
Reduced and zero rates 12% 7% 0%

How reliable is this figure

Graded low — treat this as a starting default, not a fact. The rate for Brazil has not been verified against an official source, and it may be out of date or may not apply to your kind of supply. Check it with your accountant or the Brazil tax authority and set your own rate before you issue anything.

Whatever the grade, your own setting always wins — a rate you enter overrides the registry everywhere, including on documents already dated in the past.

Document types recognised in Brazil

These are the documents DocsOrigin will offer a business registered in Brazil, under the names used there. A type that has no meaning locally is not offered at all.

견적서

가격이 있는 제안. 세금 문서가 아니며 수락될 때까지 장부에 기록되지 않습니다.

선금송장

납부 요청. 고객에게 세금 공제 권리를 부여하지 않습니다.

세금송장

세금 문서 자체. 발급 후 잠금됩니다.

송장-영수증

송장과 납부가 한 문서에 포함되어 있으며, 현장에서 대금을 받을 때 사용합니다.

영수증

송장에 대한 대금 수령을 확인합니다.

신용장

이미 발급된 문서를 취소하거나 감액하는 유일한 합법적 방법입니다.

인수증

비용 없이 인수된 상품.

Tax identifier

On a document issued in Brazil the identifier is labelled CNPJ. It is printed in the header of every tax document, isolated left-to-right so it reads correctly in any interface language.

Expected format ^\d{2}\.?\d{3}\.?\d{3}/?\d{4}-?\d{2}$

DocsOrigin checks this identifier's structure as you type — a wrong number on an issued document cannot be corrected by editing it.

Numbering

Documents in Brazil are expected to run in an unbroken sequence. DocsOrigin allocates the number at the moment of issue — never earlier — so a draft that is abandoned does not burn a number and leave a gap you have to explain.

Prefix, padding and yearly reset are configurable per document type, and the series is kept separately for each type.

How Brazil writes dates and money

Set the country and these stop being settings you have to think about. The examples below are rendered by the same formatter the documents use.

Date
21/09/2026
Amount
12.345,67 R$
Currency
BRL
Minor units
2

⁨BRL⁩ is written with ⁨2⁩ decimal places, and every amount is stored as a whole number of minor units. ⛔ Money never touches floating point.

Special rules in Brazil

Announced reform CBS/IBS transition

Brazil is replacing PIS/COFINS/ICMS/ISS with CBS + IBS over a transition that began in 2026. Rates shown are indicative only — confirm with your accountant.

A worked example in Brazil

Three lines, priced identically everywhere, run through the real tax engine with the Brazil registry entry applied. This is what the document looks like there.

견적서 선금송장 세금송장 송장-영수증 영수증 신용장
Northwind Studio
CNPJ 000000000 · Brazil
세금송장
번호 2026-0042
청구 대상 Riverbank Coffee
설명 수량 단가 합계
Design work 12 45,00 R$ 540,00 R$
Brand guidelines 1 380,00 R$ 380,00 R$
Support retainer 3 60,00 R$ 180,00 R$
순합계 1.100,00 R$
ICMS/ISS 17% 187,00 R$
합계 1.287,00 R$

Invoicing in Brazil — questions

What tax rate do I charge in Brazil?

The standard ICMS/ISS rate recorded for Brazil is ⁨17%⁩ — but that figure is graded low confidence and needs verifying before you rely on it. Reduced rates may apply to particular supplies, and your own setting always overrides ours.

Which document do I issue to a customer in Brazil?

The document set recognised in Brazil is listed above, under the names used locally. For a paid sale the usual document is 세금송장, and a mistake on an issued document is corrected with a credit note rather than an edit.

Does DocsOrigin cost anything in Brazil?

No. DocsOrigin is free forever for businesses in Brazil as everywhere else: no subscription, no card, no trial, no per-document fee and no export fee. Optional professional services are the only thing that is ever charged for, and they are quoted per project.

What if the rate for Brazil is wrong or changes?

Set your own rate in the business settings and it overrides the registry immediately, for new documents and for any date. Rates are applied by document date, so an old document keeps the rate that applied when it was issued.

Issue your first Brazil document

Choose Brazil once. The tax, the document names, the numbering, the date order and the currency format are configured together, and it costs nothing.

Free forever for businesses 첫 송장 작성

This page describes what DocsOrigin does with the registry entry for Brazil. It is not tax advice, and it is not a statement of Brazil law. Confirm your obligations with your accountant or the tax authority. Registry data as of ⁨2026-08⁩.