In reaction against the suspension of the Lei do Bem, ABES (Brazilian Association of Software Companies) joined ANPEI (National Association for Research and Development of Innovative Companies) and 11 other business entities in a letter to President Dilma Roussef, expressing her repudiation of the end of the tax benefit to the research, development and innovation provided for in the Law of Good.
“Despite being one of the sectors recognized for its ability to boost the economy, the Information Technology sector has been undermined by the government continuously. As soon as the payroll reimbursement went into effect, the government has already issued two provisional measures to revoke two points of the Lei do Bem ”, explains Jorge Sukarie, president of ABES.
With the last edition of MP 694, which took place on September 30, the government revoked the incentives for companies that invest in research, development and innovation, putting at risk the Research and Development Centers installed in Brazil. Days before, the government had published MP 690, which in one of its articles revokes the exemption from PIS and COFINS for mobile devices dedicated to consumers such as desktops, notebooks, tablets, smartphones, among others.
For the entity, the end of the incentive to exempt these contributions, provided by the Lei do Bem, created in 2005, should bring informality back to the segment, which since its promulgation has dropped from more than 70% to less than 20%, thus generating a decrease. regular jobs and lower collection of other taxes, mainly II, ICMS, IPI, IR and CSLL. The reduction in the sale of these devices and the increase in informality will have a negative impact on the performance of the software sector, the technology covered in these devices.
According to the manifest sent by the entities, the sanction of the Lei do Bem, in 2005, was one of the main achievements of Brazilian society to stimulate the development of research, development and business innovation, for cooperation between science and technology entities and for the attention of global RD&I centers for Brazil.
Also according to the manifesto, the resources of the Lei do Bem are linked, on average, to 50.8% of the RD&I projects of the companies that use the benefit. The tax incentive was one of the main economic enablers for the implementation of 15 new large business centers in the last 4 years in Brazil and was relevant for the production of at least 20,000 new products or technological improvements in processes for society and the economy Brazilian
About ABES
ABES, the Brazilian Association of Software Companies, is the most representative entity in the sector with around 1,600 associated or associated companies, distributed in 23 Brazilian states, plus the Federal District, responsible for generating more than 120 thousand direct jobs and a turnover annual turnover of US$ 20 billion per year.
The companies associated with ABES represent 85% of the turnover of the software development and commercialization segment in Brazil and 33% of the total turnover of the IT sector, equivalent in 2014 to US$ 60 billion of sales of software, IT services and hardware.
Since its foundation, on September 9, 1986, the entity has exercised the mission of sectorial representation in the legislative and tax areas, in proposing and guiding policies aimed at strengthening the value chain of the Brazilian Software and Services Industry - IBSS, in defense intellectual property and combating piracy of national or international software and supporting initiatives to promote research, development, innovation and the development of national software. Access the ABES Portal - www.abes.org.br or talk to our Relationship Center: (11) 2161-2833.
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