Brazil has postponed mandatory CNPJ registration for issuing fiscal documents to January 1, 2027, allowing more preparation time for taxpayers. Brazil’s Federal Tax Authority and the IBS Management Committee have postponed the mandatory CNPJ registration for individuals issuing fiscal documents from July 2026 to January 1, 2027. The measure gives affected taxpayers, including self-employed... Read more

Brazil is updating its electronic fiscal document system for VAT reform, effective August 3, 2026. Businesses must adjust their invoice layouts, ERP systems, and reporting processes for new CBS and IBS fields. Different electronic documents require unique XML structures and validation rules. Transition involves supporting both old and new taxes. Brazil is updating its electronic fiscal document sy... Read more

Brazil's Federal Tax Authority released an Excel spreadsheet with simulated CNPJs and State Registration numbers for use in the homologation environment. Read more

Brazil’s Technical Note 2026.002 updates NFGas for the Consumption Tax Reform, adding rules for IBS/CBS, cashback, SUFRAMA incentives, advance payments, and ICMS fields. For Normal Regime issuers, the IBS/CBS group becomes mandatory on August 3, 2026. Other validations enter production on August 31, 2026. NFGas issuers and software providers must update XML layouts, tax fields, validations, and re... Read more

Brazil’s Technical Note 2026.004 v1.01 updates NF-e and NFC-e systems to support the new alphanumeric CNPJ format, which applies only to new registrations while existing CNPJs remain unchanged. The new CNPJ keeps 14 characters, with the first 12 positions alphanumeric and the last 2 numeric check digits. The change affects XML schemas, CNPJ fields, access keys, validations, barcode standards, DF-e... Read more

Brazil’s Technical Note 2026.003 v1.00 introduces the Simplified DANFE Type 2, allowing NF-e model 55 to be used in some end-consumer transactions usually covered by NFC-e model 65. The change is visual and operational only; it does not alter the NF-e XML, schemas, or validation rules. It defines the printed layout, QR code formats, consumer identification rules, contingency messages, and formatti... Read more