Brazil

Master data synchronization

Master data that is specified in LN is automatically synchronized to the Tax Engine (BT).

If it is required to run the synchronization standalone, the Synchronize Data to Tax Engine (lpbra0200m000) session can be used.

Master and common data

Anonymization is now supported for attributes of business partner data and addresses.

Purchase receipts

Procurement processes are now integrated with the Receipt of Brazilian Fiscal Documents (NF).

These functions are supported:

  • The inventory receipt is confirmed when the fiscal document is approved
  • The Packing Slip field is updated with the Brazilian fiscal reference for automatic matching purposes
  • MAUC costing and payable receipt amounts have values returned from the Brazilian Fiscal Document (NF)
  • The matching process is partially automated. Taxes, general ledger entries, and standard history code are retrieved from the Brazilian tax document (NF). The ledger account for control account, merchandise, and sales revenue is sill retrieved from LN (mapping scheme and financial group of business partner definition).

Sales orders and schedules

Sales processes are now integrated with the Issue of Brazilian Documents (NF-e).

These functions are supported:

  • In Central Invoicing, Brazilian invoices are sent to the Brazilian Invoicing Module (BT) where taxes are calculated and invoices (NFe) are submitted for approval by the local tax authorities.
  • If IPI tax is applicable, in the GL transactions of the accounts receivable document, the sales revenue is split in two postings.

Service

Sales and receipt processes are now integrated with the Receipt and Issuance of Brazilian Fiscal Documents (NF).

These scenarios are supported:

  • Maintenance sales order part delivery and receipt (company or customer

    owned)

  • Maintenance sales order part loan
  • Maintenance sales order part maintenance
  • Maintenance sales order handling equipment
  • Service contracts
  • Service orders

These features are also supported:

  • Automation of the Part Delivery Return fiscal document.
  • Substitution of customer owned components.
  • Fiscal Documents (NF-e) for service cars. When a service car leaves the company, a fiscal document must show the content (spare parts) that leave the company.
  • Registration of used parts upon return.

PCE – periodic costing

PCE includes an engine that calculates inventory period values after the end of the period based on the cost occurred during the period. The general ledger posting are updated for this period. For Brazil, it is mandatory that the inventory value and the profit and loss statement are updated with the real costs incurred during the period.

The PCE engine enables calculation of historic actual cost for purchased and manufactured items, regardless of their inventory accounting method. The general ledger can be updated with any variance between the current product cost and the historic actual cost. Production and service hours costs and their general ledger postings can also be updated.

The historic actual cost represents the accurate cost of the material or operation related to the product, because it is based on real costs incurred during the accounting period or the company-defined date range. PCE applies the historic actual cost to the material or operation, throughout the product structure up to the top item, without changing the cost calculated for the inventory accounting method. The PCE engine then calculates the difference between these costs, so that companies can identify them and act on them as part of the product costing.

After average costs have been calculated for items by the Periodic Cost Engine (PCE), the inventory valuation for TP and PCS items is transferred to the respective modules. The revaluation is added to the project costs.

Electronic documents and SPED interface

These functions are supported:

  • A JSON protocol is used to deliver fiscal and financial reports to the government
  • A SOAP protocol is used to communicate nota fiscal events to the Brazil government (SEFAZ). Brazil is one of the most complex countries, because it must adhere to several technical requirements released by the government.

Electronic banking payments

In Brazil, the national agency that regulates banks has established a standard communication procedure that requires all electronic transactions with banks to have a specific layout. For electronic banking payments, files are exchanged with banks and events that are controlled in LN.

Costing

To update average costs with the correct values in Shop Floor, man and machine hours can now be reprocessed with adjusted rates.

To account for costs that did not occur on shop floor orders but that do affect the average costs, cost variation values can now be added to the average costs.

Financials

The banking interface now handles direct debit authorizations.

These purchase orders are now matched automatically based on the values of the Brazilian Fiscal Receipt Document:

  • Purchase orders with goods receipts
  • Purchase orders with landed costs
  • Purchase consignment orders
  • Purchase orders with stage payments

The PIX payment type has been added to the banking files. Additional instructions are now sent in the bank files to handle PIX payments.

These financial features are also supported:

  • When posting Fiscal Documents (NF-e) in the Sales Invoicing module, update of the Reference field with information of the Fiscal Document (NF-e) in the financial transaction.
  • Automatic creation of a credit note when receipts are reversed.
  • Optimization of the automatic purchase matching process so that financial documents can be approved automatically.
  • New functionality for the Banking Interface to support and process penalties and interest calculations.

Purchase importation

You can now modify the exchange rate of the fiscal receipt and purchase invoice.

Brazilian tax estimates

On purchase and sales orders, you can now view and estimate the taxes that are due upon invoicing or fiscal receipt.

Reporting

These interfaces are now supported:

  • Interface w/ 3rd party for Ledger Reporting
  • Interface w/ 3rd party for Inventory Reporting

Inventory reporting

Bloco K
In SPED reporting, the folders called K are now supplied to the SPED interface tables, so SPED software from partners can handle this data and issue the files.
Kardex
The report has been added.

Fiscal documents

FCI calculations
The Importation Sheet (FCI) is calculated based on received goods with Importation as origin. The Bill Of Material is also considered if imported components are used in a production process.
The FCI information approved by the Government is stored and used on issued invoices.
Reverse NF-e
You can now reverse some NF-es, even after 24 hours.
Purchase order receipt XML file
The NF-e XML file issued by suppliers can now be received in LN if Compliance is used as the NF-e interface software.
Tax complements IPC/ICMS
Complementary invoices can now be handled for taxes. An integration with Accounts Payable is available.

Remaining features

These features are also supported for Brazil:

  • A new option to fill the issued quantity from the inbound fiscal document for subcontracting production orders.
  • A price list price on the outbound fiscal document so that the actual cost price of the components is not shown in case of subcontracting.
  • Ability to modify the due date in AP and AR invoices.
  • PCE costing for repetitive manufacturing.
  • Issue of Electronic Service Invoice (NFS-e) when using third-party Compliance software.
  • Consideration of withholding taxes, as calculated on the Brazilian Fiscal Document, in AP and AR invoices and the banking interface.