Source: ETCO, 15/02/2008

As of April 1, the liquid fuel and tobacco sectors will be the first to adopt the electronic invoice (NFe) on a mandatory basis. All States have already signed the ICMS Protocol 10/07, which provides for the obligation, but in practice there are still those who are behind in the development of the system and its implementation.

In order to promote the exchange of experiences on the use of NFe, as well as to debate what facilitates and hinders its implementation process, ETCO - Brazilian Institute of Ethics in Competition held a seminar on the 14th. The members of the institute who already work with NF-e shared their experiences with companies that are on the road to adoption.

Electronic invoices are considered by ETCO to be one of the most important mechanisms in combating tax evasion and a major step towards the modernization of tax administration. In addition to being an indispensable instrument in the search for a consensus on tax reform capable of meeting the demands and peculiarities of all States, it allows for control that opens the way for the simplification of the Brazilian system. With the electronic invoice it is possible to identify how much each State gains or loses with the change in the collection of ICMS. According to the information generated, it will be possible to define a reliable compensatory system for States that may lose revenue.

At the seminar, aimed at members of the institute, the companies Souza Cruz, Aché, Eurofarma, Sindicom and Kaiser, presented cases and exchanged ideas and experiences with other associates who have not yet implemented the NF-e. Important public names were also present, to present panels and conduct debates, such as: Newton Oller de Mello, assistant director of CAT - Sefaz / SP; Eudaldo Jesus, Encat Coordinator; Paulo Ricardo de Souza Cardoso, assistant secretary of SRF; and Álvaro Bahia, technical leader of the NFe project.

 

The schedule was the
follows:

Seminar
Internal - Electronic Invoice

Only
for ETCO members

 

Order date: 14 of
February 2008, Thursday

Open Hours: from 14h to
18h

Location: Hotels
Caesar Park Faria Lima

Address: Street
Olympics, 205 - Vila Olímpia - São Paulo, SP

 

14h	Opening
	Andre Franco Montoro Filho, executive president of ETCO
14h15	Panel 1 - Progress of the National Project
	Eudaldo Jesus, Encat coordinator
	Paulo Ricardo D'Souza Cardoso, Deputy Secretary of SRF
15h15	Panel 2 - Sefaz Virtual - How does it work?
	Álvaro Bahia, leader NFe project technician
15h45	Panel 3 - NR as Tool to Combat Tax Evasion
	Newton Oller de Mello, deputy director of CAT - Sefaz / SP
16h45	Interval
17h	Panel 4 - Case Presentation
	Souza Cruz, Sindicom, Aché, Eurofarma and Kaiser
17h30	Panel 5 - Questions on Implementation of NF-e
	Open space for clarification of doubts
	Closing ceremony
	Andre Franco Montoro Filho, executive president of ETCO

enchant	National Meeting of Tax Coordinators and Administrators
SRF	Secretariat of Revenue Federal
CAT - Sefaz / SP	Coordination of Economic Activities of the Municipal Finance Department of São Paulo