As consequências da indefinição de insumo para as contribuições não cumulativas do PIS e da COFINS na indústria, no comércio e na prestação de serviço

Abstract

The noncumulative emerged aiming to relieve the supply chain. The cumulative system is still applied, but many scholars argue that this form of taxation is detrimental to society because it has \"cascade\" effect. When drafting the law that determines on the non-cumulative PIS / COFINS (Social Integration Program / Contribution to Social Security Financing), the legislature created the obligation linked to this form of calculation of Income Tax systematic. Thus, companies are taxed on taxable income required to calculate their social contributions to the non-cumulative basis, on the other hand, companies that are on presumed income will have cumulative PIS / COFINS rates. In addition, legislation has listed punctually what are the inputs and credits allowed to relieve the supply chain. These attitudes have caused a mismatch with the general objectives of the creation of non-cumulative, this because the set which credits are allowed to discount, no full applicability of the principle of non-cumulative. Plus, segregate the determination in cumulative and non-cumulative basis in the computation of income provides a number of non uniform taxpayers with distinct characteristics and especially with costs / expenses divergent. It is noteworthy that the borrowing under the heading input, the nomenclature used in the legislation, generates different interpretations by taxpayers causing the taxman questions on recognition of that cost. Given these facts, we attempted to study the impact that the non-cumulative because the results of companies segregating them for industrial, commercial and service delivery branch. As a result of the survey conducted, it was found that, for these companies in the industrial and commercial sectors, noncumulative reached their goals relieving the supply chain, but the understated way, because only deducts the credits listed in the law. As for the two analyzed service providers, who are bound to non-cumulative contributions of the non-cumulative only led to higher cumulative systematic payments. Through the analysis performed it is concluded that the first non-cumulative must be exercised in full and unrestricted manner, as it is the essence of the Principle of Non Cumulativity and more, the taxpayer must have the free decision choose to be cumulative or non-cumulative, thereby exerting an efficient and effective tax administration