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ENGLISH SUMMARY
Brazilian corporate tax counsel.
Tax and social security counsel for companies operating in Brazil, combining legal rigor, large-scale tax data analysis and hands-on implementation.
This page provides an institutional summary in English. The full website, including technical articles and the Tax Radar, is available in Portuguese.
Practice
Our practice focuses on Brazilian corporate tax and social security matters.
Tax credit recovery and utilization
Identifying, measuring and implementing tax credits, from the initial assessment through their effective use by offset or refund.
Tax and social security contribution reviews
Reviewing tax calculations, payroll and ancillary tax filings to identify overpayments, inconsistencies and areas of exposure.
Tax planning
Structuring transactions and tax regimes with sound legal analysis and a clear assessment of their financial impact on the business.
Administrative tax disputes and judicial litigation
Representing companies in tax assessments, credit disallowances, enforcement proceedings and other disputes before administrative authorities and the courts.
Corporate tax advisory
Providing ongoing support for business decisions, legal opinions, formal consultations and the implementation of tax strategies.
Tax compliance and governance
Designing controls, procedures and audit trails to reduce exposure and support defensible tax positions.
Tax filings and corrections
Preparing, reviewing and correcting Brazil’s mandatory digital tax and payroll filings, which form the operational basis for tax credits and legal defenses.
Technology
Lucas Ciappina develops and maintains the LC Tax Hub, a proprietary platform used to process Brazil’s digital tax and payroll data, including SPED, eSocial and e-CAC. The platform supports the identification and measurement of tax credits, the review of filings and the implementation of tax strategies. Direct access to structured fiscal data enables more precise calculations, traceable conclusions and defensible tax positions.
Professional Profile
Lucas Ciappina is a Brazilian attorney with 14 years of experience in corporate tax and social security law. His practice combines legal analysis, large-scale fiscal data review and the implementation of tax strategies. He is registered with the Brazilian Bar Association in Paraná and the Federal District.
He completed the Tax Accounting and Planning program at PUC-SP and holds a postgraduate degree in Tax Law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET). He also completed specializations in Social Security Law at Universidade Estadual de Londrina and in Tax Law at Damásio Educacional, and holds a law degree from Universidade do Norte do Paraná.
Contact
Edifício Atsushi Yoshii Tower
Av. Madre Leônia Milito, 1500 — Sala 410
Palhano 2
CEP 86050-270
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English-language correspondence is welcome.
Full website in Portuguese: www.ciappinalaw.com.br