Brazil Help Topics

Note:

To access the Brazil Help Topics page in Brazilian Portuguese (Português do Brasil), see Tópicos de Ajuda do Brasil.

Overview

The following help topics provide information about NetSuite features that are specific to companies doing business in Brazil. You can set up NetSuite International Edition with capabilities and reports specific to Brazilian business settings and requirements.

For more information about localized editions of NetSuite, as well as setting up NetSuite accounts and subsidiaries, see the following topics:

General NetSuite features are covered in other chapters and topics.

General Setup

For information about NetSuite features, SuiteApps, and preferences that can be used for users in Brazil, see the following topics:

  • Brazil Account Setup – Provides an overview of NetSuite features you can enable for Brazil and SuiteApps you can install.

  • Setting Up Brazil-specific Preferences – Provides steps to set up your NetSuite company and user preferences for Brazil, including date, currency, language, and time zone.

Functional Areas

You can activate and get access to different features from the following functional areas:

For more information about SuiteApps installation, see Installing a Bundle or Installing from the SuiteApp Marketplace.

For more information about enabling NetSuite features, see Enabling Features.

Note:

If you do not have sufficient permissions to install SuiteApps or enable features, contact your account administrator.

Accounting

Feature

Description

Prerequisites

Chart of Accounts Management

Enables you to modify the Chart of Accounts according to business requirements in Brazil.

You can use the Chart of Accounts Import to add ledger accounts to the Account list record. For more information, see Chart of Accounts Import.

Check the Use Account Numbers box on the Accounting Preferences page.

General Ledger Report

Lists journal entries sorted in chronological order and subtotaled by day and month.

For more information, see Generating Country Tax Reports for Brazil.

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General Journal Report

Lists both the balance of each active account, as well as the journal entries.

For more information, see Generating Country Tax Reports for Brazil.

Install the following SuiteApps:

Balance Sheet Report

Lists the company's assets, liabilities, and equity.

For more information, see Generating Country Tax Reports for Brazil.

Trial Balance Report

Lists the balance of each active account as of a specified date, usually the end of the month.

For more information, see Generating Country Tax Reports for Brazil.

Income Statement Report

Lists the company’s income, expenses, and net income. Follows the Demonstração do Resultado do Exercício (DRE) standard.

For more information, see Generating Country Tax Reports for Brazil.

Billing and Invoicing

Feature

Description

Prerequisites

Item Setup for Brazil

Enables you to set Brazil-specific information on item records, such as details relevant for taxation, electronic invoicing, and accounting purposes.

The Brazil Localization SuiteApp localizes the following item types:

  • Assembly item

  • Inventory item

  • Group

  • Kit/package

  • Lot numbered assembly item

  • Lot numbered inventory item

  • Non-inventory item

  • Other charge

  • Serialized assembly item

  • Serialized inventory item

  • Service

For more information, see Creating Items for Brazil.

Install the following SuiteApps:

Electronic Invoicing for Brazil

In Brazil, every operation involving goods or services must be documented with an electronic invoice.

The electronic invoicing features enable you to generate, certify, and send electronic invoices for goods or services compliant with Brazilian requirements.

For more information, see Electronic Invoicing for Brazil.

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Payments

Feature

Description

Prerequisites

Accounts Payable Automation

Enables you to receive payments with bank slips and Pix transfers without the need to manually exchange electronic bank files.

Install the following SuiteApps:

Accounts Receivable Automation

Enables you to make payments with bank slips without the need to manually exchange electronic bank files.

Install the following SuiteApps:

Automatic Bank Statement Import

Imports bank statements from Banco do Brasil to help you with bank reconciliation.

Install the following SuiteApps:

CNAB File Generation

Enables you to generate delivery files with the following layout standards:

  • CNAB 240

    To make bank slip, Pix, and wire transfer payments.

  • CNAB 400

    To receive bank slip payments.

  • CNAB 750

    To receive Pix payments.

For more information, see CNAB Delivery File Generation for Brazil.

Install the following SuiteApps:

CNAB File Import

Processes the return files the bank sends you back and updates NetSuite transactions accordingly.

For more information, see Importing CNAB Return Files for Brazil.

Install the following SuiteApps:

Fine and Interest Charges

Enables you to calculate fine and interest amounts to be charged on late payments.

For more information, see Applying Fine and Interest Charges on Sales for Brazil and Applying Fine and Interest Charges on Purchases for Brazil.

Install the Brazil Localization SuiteApp. For more information, see Brazil Localization SuiteApp Installation.

Payments with Installments

Adds localized fields to installment term of payment records that enable you to define fine and interest rates on late payments.

Adds localized fields to the installment sublist on transaction records.

For more information, see Creating Terms of Payment for Brazil.

Purchasing

Feature

Description

Prerequisites

Inbound Electronic Invoices Posting

Enables you to enter purchase transactions and post the inbound electronic documents that record the acquisition of goods or services in Brazil.

For more information, see Incoming Electronic Invoices for Brazil.

Install the Brazil Localization SuiteApp. For more information, see Brazil Localization SuiteApp Installation.

Receiver Acknowledgment

Enables you to automatically capture incoming e-documents issued for your company and send receiver acknowledgment events for them.

You can convert the e-documents from transactions you recognize into vendor bills in NetSuite.

For more information, see Receiver Acknowledgment.

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Taxation

Feature

Description

Prerequisites

Tax Registration Numbers

Enables you to enter the company's federal, state, and municipal tax registration numbers on subsidiary, vendor, and customer records.

For more information, see the following help topics:

Install the Brazil Localization SuiteApp. For more information, see Brazil Localization SuiteApp Installation.

CFOP Codes

Creates a predefined set of records for all the Código Fiscal de Operações e Prestações (CFOP) codes defined by local authorities.

CFOP codes classify goods and services transactions in Brazil.

You can apply a set of rules exclusively to transactions with specific CFOP code.

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MCN and Service Codes

Creates predefined item code records for all the Mercosur Common Nomenclature (MCN) and service codes defined by local authorities.

MCN and service codes classify goods and services items.

You can apply a set of rules exclusively to items associated with a specific MCN or service code.

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Tax Information

Enables you to enter information on subsidiary record that affects taxation, tax reporting, and electronic invoicing, such as:

  • Line of business

  • Tax regime

  • Cultural sponsor

  • CRT code

  • Primary and secondary CNAE codes

  • SUFRAMA registration

For more information, see Setting Up Subsidiaries for Brazil.

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Predefined Tax Determination Rules for Brazil

Provides a predefined set of rules that enable you to calculate taxes on purchases and sales transactions for Brazil.

Calculates taxes such as:

  • COFINS

  • CSLL

  • ICMS

  • INSS

  • IPI

  • IRRF

  • PIS

For more information, see Tax Determination Rules Setup for Brazil.

Install the SuiteTax Latam Engine - Brazil Records SuiteApp.

For more information, see SuiteTax Latam Engine - Brazil Records SuiteApp Installation.

Parameter Types for Brazil

Enables you to set up specific taxation scenarios for several Brazilian taxes.

For more information, see Parameter Types for Brazil.

Install the SuiteTax Latam Engine - Brazil Records SuiteApp.

For more information, see SuiteTax Latam Engine - Brazil Records SuiteApp Installation.

Tax Reporting

Feature

Description

Prerequisites

Fiscal Book Reports

Lists electronic invoices and their respective tax details from a given period of time, usually a month.

  • Provided services

  • Received services

  • Outbound goods

  • Inbound goods

For more information, see Generating Country Tax Reports for Brazil.

Install the Brazil Reports SuiteApp. For more information, see Brazil Reports SuiteApp Installation.

Tax Assessment Reports

Calculates taxes due and generates reports for the following taxes:

  • ICMS

  • IPI

  • IRPJ and CSLL

  • ISS

  • PIS and COFINS

For more information, see Tax Assessment for Brazil.

Install the Brazil Reports SuiteApp. For more information, see Brazil Reports SuiteApp Installation.

Statutory Reports

Generates the reports standardized, received, validated, stored, and authenticated by the Sistema Público de Escrituração Digital (SPED) system.

For more information, see Statutory Reports for Brazil.

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General Notices