Vertex O Series for Brazil

Robust, automated tax determination for complex indirect tax requirements including Brazil Tax Reform.

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Powerful Brazil Tax Solution

Vertex O Series is an industry-leading global tax engine for automated, centralized indirect tax determination protecting the invoice, billing, and procurement. Vertex O Series tax-sensitizes business data with tax results that enable your business to transact confidently. Whether entering the Brazilian market, expanding product lines, or launching new product or sales channels, the solution adapts to evolving business needs with centralized control and reliable tax logic.

It’s a robust, scalable platform supporting consistent, compliant tax outcomes for Brazil – from product-level classification (NCM and CEST) to accurate rate management and place-of-supply logic. Monthly content updates cover federal, state, and over 340+ (and growing) municipalities. A centralized interface enhances visibility and control, helping tax, finance, and tech teams operate with greater confidence and efficiency.

Frequently Asked Questions

Brazil Tax Reform is long-awaited legislation that introduces a unified VAT system and sets up a more transparent framework for taxing the sale and purchases of goods and services. This major shift from Brazil's complex multi-layered tax structure to a streamlined VAT approach is expected to improve the business environment, increase productivity, and boost investments in the country. That said, the reform will take time to implement and will run in parallel with the current tax regime. Implementing and supporting the reform may be a challenge for many businesses.

Part of the legislation is still under construction by the authorities. Vertex is supporting both regimes simultaneously via a single connection point and incorporating changes in the O Series tax engine as the regulations finalize, monitoring updates closely so we can implement them responsively.

Brazil’s tax reform introduces a dual VAT system that will run in parallel with the current tax model. Moving from the current tax requirements to the new ones will require a multi-year transition period. This transitional phase allows businesses to adapt to the new structure while remaining compliant with existing obligations. Vertex is preparing for Brazil’s 2026 tax reform with dual-system readiness and monthly tax engine updates to support both legacy and reform structures through the transition. API and ERP integrations are being modified accordingly.

The Vertex O Series tax engine is designed to support both tax regimes simultaneously. Customers can continue processing transactions under the current system while preparing for the new VAT model without switching platforms or managing separate tax systems. This dual support is especially valuable for companies with long implementation cycles, complex tax environments, or phased rollout strategies. It enables seamless testing, gradual adoption, and reduced risk of disruption.

Vertex O Series is more than a local Brazil tax solution. It’s a market-leading, global tax engine designed for multi-national enterprises. It supports compliance worldwide, including Brazil localization for tangible and intangible sales and purchasing. While local providers may offer deep expertise in specific tax scenarios, they often lack the scalability, ERP integration, and global support that multi-state and multi-national companies require. Vertex O Series is designed for long-term transformation, not just local compliance. It operates like a local provider with a local support network, but it’s designed to support expansion and meet complex tax environments. It integrates with major ERPs like SAP and Oracle, and evolves with regulatory changes, making it ideal for global MNCs.

Explore the Features, Benefits & Highlights of Vertex O Series for Brazil

Vertex tax research teams maintain robust Brazil-specific tax content to keep you in compliance with the latest reform and regimes1.

Robust tax content, automatically updated monthly, helps businesses selling goods2 and/or services support better tax outcomes across federal, state, and 340+ municipal levels (more coming soon). Dedicated, local tax research professionals ensure the system keeps you in compliance with the latest tax reform changes.

Brazil Content:

  • Monthly content updates to maintain compliance with rapidly changing regulations.
  • Specialized calculation capabilities for complex Brazil-specific tax scenarios
  • Tax content for the sale of services and/or goods (NCM & CEST), including barcode-level mapping for Pauta calculation to support current rules and the Brazil Tax Reform
  • Precise jurisdiction assignment using IBGE codes
  • State-level tax content for all 27 states (ICMS, ICMS-ST, FECOP, FECOP-ST, DIFAL, DIFAL-ST)
  • Federal coverage for IPI, PIS, COFINS
  • Municipal tax content for 340+ municipalities (All service codes according to LC 116/2003 and updates)
  • VAT withholding capabilities (PIS WHT, COFINS WHT, IRPJ WHT, CSSL WHT, INSS WHT)
  • XML traceability for compliance documentation of calculations requested and executed
1 Vertex Tax Research team is actively monitoring new regulations and will be prepared to start calculations by early 2026 when the new mandates start taking effect. Vertex O Series will automatically update to remove/suppress outdated legislation as it becomes obsolete.  
2 Support for Brazil content varies by deployment type, contact your Vertex representative for more information.

Options to integrate the O Series tax engine with your financial systems

Vertex offers a range of prebuilt integrations to ERP, e-commerce, procurement, and other financial systems to automatically calculate tax and provide centralized control and visibility. Customers can also use APIs to build a custom connector to O Series with full support for Brazil.

O Series leverages geo-location logic for pinpoint Brazil jurisdiction identification

Precise jurisdiction assignment using IBGE codes supports more accurate taxes across Brazil’s 5,500+ jurisdictions, applying the correct tax based on location. Standard content provides support for 340+ municipalities, representing more than 80% of Brazil's GDP. (Content expanding soon!)

Commodity codes for goods mapped to GS1 barcodes

Product-level classification (NCM & CEST), including 1 million+ barcodes following GS1 international standards, supported for Pauta calculations of goods at the state level and for free trade zones.

Robust functionality enables users to manage complex tax scenarios

With the Vertex O Series tax engine, easily manage which transactions will be subject to taxability of WHT at federal and municipal level, providing rates and basis (PIS WHT, COFINS WHT, IRPJ WHT, CSSL WHT, INSS WHT).

Implement a global tax engine that easily scales as you grow

License the tax data and capabilities you need today, and add capabilities as you expand into new markets and businesses. Provide Web-based access for worldwide users. Gain centralized control of company-specific taxability, rate research, reports, and monthly content updates.

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