Ana Gabriela Verotti Farah

Ana Gabriela Verotti Farah

Staff Writer
The Brazil Business

Updated

Contributors
  • Egil Fujikawa Nes

Environmental Control and Inspection Tax

Ana Gabriela Verotti Farah

Ana Gabriela Verotti Farah

Staff Writer
The Brazil Business

Updated

Contributors
  • Egil Fujikawa Nes

In Portuguese Environmental Control and Inspection Tax is named Taxa de Controle e Fiscalização Ambiental and often referred to by the abbreviation TCFA.

TCFA is collected from companies that conduct potentially polluting activities or exploit environmental resources in various forms.

The Environmental Control and Inspection Tax is paid quarterly by businesses based on their size and activity. The rates are as following:

Pollution Potential and Level of Natural Resource Exploitation
Micro Companies Small Companies Medium Companies Large Companies
Small - BRL 112.50 BRL 225.00 BRL 450.00
Average - BRL 180.00 BRL 360.00 BRL 900.00
High BRL 50.00 BRL 225.00 BRL 450.00 BRL 2250.00