Tax and Compliance Management in Brazil with Jorge Vargas Neto

Isaac chats with Jorge Vargas Neto, CEO of BHub, about his entrepreneurial journey, and the complexities of tax and compliance systems when it comes to doing business in Brazil.

Brazil (is not) for Beginners

Sep 05, 2024

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We are excited to be back for a Second Season of Brazil (is not) for Beginners!

Kicking off this new season, Isaac and Jorge Vargas Neto cover all things taxes, corporate structures, and a range of other topics including:

Jorge’s natural transition from lawyer to entrepreneur and how he founded BHub after encountering issues with accounting and taxes during his previous ventures.
Brazil's intricate tax system, including the different corporate structures and tax regimes (MEI, Simples, Lucro Presumido, Lucro Real) and how they affect businesses based on size and activity.
How well-developed tax infrastructure is in Brazil and the role that the digitization of payments is playing in driving this development.
The importance of compliance and why strategic planning and deliberate partnerships are crucial for avoiding severe penalties and operational inefficiencies.
The Cayman Sandwich Structure, the use of local subsidiaries, and how foreign companies can avoid high importation taxes as well as more advice for entrepreneurs seeking to do business in the country.
And lots more, listen in!

Listen back to Season 1:

Isaac chats with Roberto Borcic, a partner at Pullman Morrison, and Jianggan Li, the Founder and CEO of Momentum Works, about Asian companies' expansion into Brazil.

Isaac and Débora Maria, an operations manager and relocation expert at LARM Brazil, discuss the challenges and considerations for foreigners moving to Brazil.

Isaac speaks to Amanda Martins, the Founder of LatAm Trampoline, a product launch and operations specialist who helps businesses successfully expand into Latin America.

Isaac chats with friends and Fintech visionaries Andrew Endicott, the Co-Founding Partner at Gilgamesh Ventures, and Alex Johnson, the author of Fintech Takes, about the Brazilian Fintech landscape.

Isaac sits down with long-time friends Sebastian Dominguez, the CEO of Builders, and Débora Mioranzza, the VP of Sales for the Americas at Degreed, to talk about hiring and building teams in Brazil.

Isaac sits down with Julia de Luca, an investment banker at ItauBBA specializing in tech coverage and author of the LatAm Tech Weekly Newsletter.

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Brazil (is not) for Beginners Podcast

Brazil (is not) for Beginners is a podcast about the opportunities and challenges of doing business in Brazil. Host Isaac Matzner is the co-founder of Teddy and has been living and working in Brazil for the better part of a decade. He is based in São Paulo.

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