Legislative Updates for Fiscal Document Generation Layout supporting Brazil VAT Reform
Stay compliant with the latest legislative changes impacting fiscal document layouts for Brazil VAT reform. Legislative updates are provided to address requirements introduced during government testing and the initial application phase of the new VAT rules. Administrators can ensure fiscal documents meet evolving standards and regulatory guidelines as mandated by Brazilian authorities.
In certain scenarios, the company needs to issue an inbound fiscal document. Use the Operation Type field in the Fiscal Attributes page to indicate that you are creating an inbound fiscal document.

Inbound Operation Type in the Fiscal Attributes page
National Service Fiscal Document Substitution
Replace a previously approved national service fiscal document using the Substitution as the Issuing Type. It will display the reference fiscal document fields in the Fiscal Attributes page.

National Service Fiscal Document Substitution area in the Fiscal Attributes page
Fiscal Document Attributes
Use the additional fiscal document attributes to provide the required information by the tax authority for service fiscal documents to comply with the Brazilian VAT tax reform:
Fiscal Header Attributes for Brazil Goods Export
- Conversion Rate
- Conversion Date
Fiscal Line Details Attributes Supplement for Brazil Medicine
- Product Code
- Exception Reason
Fiscal Line Details Attributes for Product Tracking
- Lot
- Quantity
- Aggregation Code
- Manufacturing Date
- Expiry Date
Fiscal Line Details Attributes for Brazil Import
- Importation Method
- Customs Clearance Date
Fiscal Document Generation XML file updates
Fiscal Document Header attributes
| ID | XML Tag | Description | Parent | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | FISCAL_DOC_HEADER | Fiscal Document Header | GROUP | |
|
OPERATION_TYPE_CODE |
Indicates if it is an inbound (0) or outbound (1) fiscal document |
A1 |
CHAR |
|
| PAYMENT_TYPE_CODE | Indicates if the payment is in cash (0) or in terms (1) based on the payment term used in the source transaction. | A1 | CHAR |
This is the mapping for the new regional information attributes in the Fiscal Document Generation XML file:
Header Attributes for Goods Export
| ID | XML Tag | Description | Parent | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | FISCAL_DOC_HEADER | Fiscal Document Header | GROUP | |
| GLOBAL_ATTRIBUTE_CATEGORY |
Fiscal Header Attributes for Brazil Goods Export (JLxBRFsclHdrAtrbExtGoodsExport) |
A1 | CHAR | |
|
CONVERSION RATE |
The exchange conversion rate used in the fiscal document |
A1 |
NUMBER |
|
| CONVERSION DATE | The exchange conversion date used in the fiscal document | A1 | DATE |
Line Details Attributes for Medicine
| ID | XML Tag | Description | Parent | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C7 | FISCAL_DOC_LINE_DETAILS | B3 | GROUP | |
| GLOBAL_ATTRIBUTE_CATEGORY | Fiscal Line Details Attributes Supplement for Brazil Medicine (JLxBRFsclLnDtlAtrbExtMedicine) |
C7 | CHAR | |
| GLOBAL_ATTRIBUTE10 | Product Code | C7 | CHAR | |
| GLOBAL_ATTRIBUTE11 | Exception Reason | C7 | CHAR |
Line Details Attributes for Product Tracking
| ID | XML Tag | Description | Parent | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C7 | FISCAL_DOC_LINE_DETAILS | B3 | GROUP | |
| GLOBAL_ATTRIBUTE_CATEGORY | Fiscal Line Details Attributes for Product Tracking (JLxBRFsclLnDtlAtrbExtTrack) |
C7 | CHAR | |
| GLOBAL_ATTRIBUTE1 | Lot | C7 | CHAR | |
| GLOBAL_ATTRIBUTE_NUMBER1 | Quantity | C7 | NUM | |
| GLOBAL_ATTRIBUTE_NUMBER5 | Aggregation Code | C7 | NUM | |
| GLOBAL_ATTRIBUTE_DATE1 | Manufacturing Date | C7 | NUM | |
| GLOBAL_ATTRIBUTE_DATE1 | Expiry Date | C7 | NUM |
Business benefits include:
- Allow customers to comply with the recent indirect tax regulation changes introduced in Brazil, while supporting both current and new taxes during the seven-year transition period.
- Use the fiscal document substitution for national service fiscal documents.
- Indicate to the fiscal document integration partner if the generated fiscal document is for inbound or outbound flow.
Steps to enable and configure
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Access requirements
No new access requirements.