Corporate Tax Comparison

Brazil vs France

Compare Brazil and France corporate tax rates, filing due dates, withholding tax, VAT, capital gains tax, and effective tax metrics for cross-border company planning.

Time of Update — Brazil: 3/24/2026 · France: 4/02/2026

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Time of Update — Brazil: 3/24/2026 · France: 4/02/2026

Corporate Income Tax (CIT)

Brazil

France

General CIT Rate:

34 (composed of 25% IRPJ and 9% CSLL).

General CIT Rate:

Standard rate: 25%; qualifying small corporations may benefit from 15% on the first EUR 42,500 of taxable profits.

CIT Return Due Date:

The last working day of July.

CIT Return Due Date:

About the fiscal year ending on December 31st, until the end of May of the following year.

CIT Payment Due Date:

Usually, on the last working day of March of the following year (when calculating IRPJ and CSLL annually), taxpayers can pay taxes within a quota from the last working day of the next month to the end of the quarter, or they can pay taxes in three installments, with the first installment from the next month to the end of the quarter when IRPJ and CSLL are calculated quarterly.

CIT Payment Due Date:

About the fiscal year ending on December 31 and May 15 of the following year.

CIT Estimated Payment Due Date:

Normally monthly instalments, but there is an option of quarterly instalment.

CIT Estimated Payment Due Date:

By way of installment payments in four installments (i.e., for the fiscal year ending on December 31, must be submitted and paid on March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15).

Withholding Tax (WHT)

Brazil

France

Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):

0 / 15 - 22.5 / N/A

Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):

Non-Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):

10 / 15 / 15

Non-Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):

25/0/25

Value-Added Tax (VAT)

Brazil

France

General VAT Rate:

5% - 30%

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Capital Gain Tax (CGT)

Brazil

France

General Capital Gain Tax Rate:

Residents: 34 legal entities (considered as a part of normal income, subject to normal CIT tax rate); non-residents: 15 to 22.5 (WHT); non-residents from tax haven countries: 25 (WHT).

General Capital Gain Tax Rate:

Capital gains are constrained by the normal corporate income tax rate.

Effective Tax Rate (ETR)

Brazil

France

Composite Effective Average Tax Rate:

32%

Composite Effective Average Tax Rate:

23.66

Composite Effective Marginal Tax Rate:

15%

Composite Effective Marginal Tax Rate:

15.38

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