Shrink and settle debt

Tax Debt Management

We audit the charge, negotiate with the PGFN (the federal attorney office that collects tax debt) and size the cash that will pay the deal. All three together, because a deal with no cash behind it defaults again.

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Who this work is for Tax Debt Management

The work pays off when the company recognizes itself in at least one of these profiles.

Federal tax debt above R$ 1 millionThat is the point from which the settlement routes with the PGFN open up.
Companies with a tax enforcement proceeding under wayThe proceeding tends to open negotiation routes that did not exist before it, as long as someone is following the case.
Companies whose clearance certificate is blocking credit or tendersGetting back in good standing is what restores access to banks, to public tenders and to any supplier that requires a clearance certificate.

What it is Tax Debt Management

We look for nullities and negotiate discounts and installments.

Our team looks for what is void inside the tax debt and negotiates discounts and instalments, together with the financial structuring that makes the payments fit. The two go side by side because a debt renegotiated with no cash to pay it defaults again within six months.

Tax debt piles up penalties, interest and, quite often, error: a base calculated wrong, an assessment past its time limit, a charge with no grounds. Before negotiating, we check what is being charged, item by item. Plenty of debt shrinks just by being read carefully.

What this solves Tax Debt Management

The tax debt grew, you stopped looking, and the amount on the slip today looks impossible to pay.

While it runs, it blocks your clearance certificate, closes credit lines and takes the company out of public tenders.

What you are left with

A map of the debt
A report of what does not hold up
Simulation of the settlement routes
A proposal filed and sustained
A cash plan for the instalments

Ocean Tax in numbers

recovered for clients: R$ 160M+recovered for clients
companies served: 400+companies served
states served: 21+states served
partner firms: 110partner firms

10+ years of founder experience · We serve clients in Brazil and abroad

Tell us what your company is facing today.

You do not need to arrive with the diagnosis ready. The team reads the context and points the conversation to whoever can assess the case properly.

Common questions

Can I still negotiate while in a tax enforcement proceeding?

In most cases, yes, and sometimes the proceeding even opens negotiation routes that did not exist before. What hurts is waiting: the later it gets, the fewer options there are.

What is the difference between the simplified and the individual settlement?

The size of the debt. Up to R$ 10 million the route is the simplified settlement, done under a standard model with the PGFN. Above that, the individual settlement fits: a proposal built case by case, which accepts a designed instalment schedule, guarantees, court-ordered payment claims and the use of tax loss carryforwards.

Can I use tax loss carryforwards to settle the debt?

Using tax loss carryforwards and negative CSLL basis may be accepted in specific situations and at the discretion of the PGFN, the federal attorney office for the national treasury. It depends on the modality, on how the debt is framed, on evidence of the credits and on the rules in force. How far it reaches can only be defined by analysing the case.

Does this protect my personal assets?

There is no guarantee of asset protection, suspension or unfreezing. Ocean Tax analyses the charge, the guarantees, the measures available and the routes for negotiation. The outcome depends on the case and on a decision by the court or by the competent tax authority.