Research and Markets announces the addition of the 2004 Brazil Tax, Law and Business Briefing to its offerings.

BRAZIL TAX, LAW AND BUSINESS BRIEFING: 2004 provides guidance on tax and legal issues investors should consider when evaluating a possible company acquisition, starting a business or entering into a joint venture or strategic alliance in Brazil. This report highlights recent economic, legal, and tax developments in Brazil’s changing business environment, with content provided by experts at major accounting and law firms in the region.

The 2004 edition of BRAZIL TAX, LAW AND BUSINESS BRIEFING features expert analyses on Brazil’s structural reform, public institutions, and economic development. This one-volume report offers extensive coverage of Brazil’s banking/finance, energy, and labor sectors, as well as in-depth analyses of topics such as competition, corporate structuring, foreign investment, intellectual property, private equity, and taxation.

Also featured in this report is an exclusive interview with Mr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso, the former president of Brazil. Mr. Cardoso shares his views on the falling "Brazil Cost"; the progress of free trade discussions in Mercosur and the WTO; the impact of competition from China on the Brazilian economy; the interaction between high-tech and traditional industries and the implications for the labor market; challenges caused by the devaluation in 1999 and high interest rates; and Brazil’s overall growth prospects under the Lula administration

Coverage includes:

- Brazil’s latest reforms to its tax regime
- Tax planning opportunities and strategies for structuring acquisitions
- The new fiscal restructuring program, addressing payment of federal tax liabilities in installments
- New rules on the taxation of services taxation of royalties and technical assistance fees
- New tax resolutions to encourage growth in the IT sector
- Developments in Brazil’s competition and antitrust regulations
- A review of major decisions and investigations made by Brazilian antitrust authorities in 2003
- The impact of credit derivatives, the microcredit initiative, and future flow securitizations on Brazil’s financial sector
- Cross-border insolvencies and netting agreements in bankruptcy proceedings
- Privacy and data protection and other intellectual property concerns
- New corporate governance practices offering more protection to shareholders
- Changes to limited liability companies by Brazil’s new civil code
- New rules on independent audit services and audit committees for financial institutions
- Recent developments in Brazil’s natural gas, oil, electricity, and renewable energy sectors
    
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